GRE Word List

SWIPE

a strong sweeping blow

The meaning of the word swipe is a strong sweeping blow.

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flicka light sharp jerky stroke or movement
interdicta Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district
venisonthe edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer
refectorya dining hall (as in a monastery or college)
assayto analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components
preeminenthaving paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding
effeteno longer fertile
impugnto assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity
renditionthe act or result of rendering something: such as
alluvialrelating to, composed of, or found in alluvium