GRE Word List
SWIPE
a strong sweeping blow
The meaning of the word swipe is a strong sweeping blow.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| scintilla | spark |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| score | twenty |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| engender | beget |
| pugilist | fighter |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |