GRE Word List
SWIPE
a strong sweeping blow
The meaning of the word swipe is a strong sweeping blow.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| bruise | an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion |
| coin | corner |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |