GRE Word List
SWIPE
a strong sweeping blow
The meaning of the word swipe is a strong sweeping blow.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| slew | a large number |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| pantomime | pantomimist |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| stilted | pompous |
| forebears | ancestor |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |