GRE Word List
SWIPE
a strong sweeping blow
The meaning of the word swipe is a strong sweeping blow.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| mobile | capable of moving or being moved : movable |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| concentric | having a common center |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| callous | being hardened and thickened |
| disparity | a noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity |