GRE Word List

CONFOUND

to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity

The meaning of the word confound is to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity.

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WordMeaning
evoketo call forth or up: such as
incessantcontinuing or following without interruption : unceasing
goadto incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad
obviateto anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary
brawnthe flesh of a boar
repellentserving or tending to drive away or ward off
waneto decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle
dispassionatenot influenced by strong feeling
anathemasomeone or something intensely disliked or loathed
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them