GRE Word List
FOIBLE
the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point
The meaning of the word foible is the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |
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| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
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