GRE Word List
SWIPE
a strong sweeping blow
The meaning of the word swipe is a strong sweeping blow.
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|---|---|
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| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| conspire | plot |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
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