GRE Word List
SWIPE
a strong sweeping blow
The meaning of the word swipe is a strong sweeping blow.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| residual | remainder |
| omniscient | having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |