GRE Word List
SWIPE
a strong sweeping blow
The meaning of the word swipe is a strong sweeping blow.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| litigation | the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating |
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| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| gibberish | unintelligible or meaningless language: |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |