GRE Word List
SWIPE
a strong sweeping blow
The meaning of the word swipe is a strong sweeping blow.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| veracious | truthful |
| graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| actuarial | of or relating to actuaries |