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.

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WordMeaning
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litheeasily bent or flexed
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awryoff the correct or expected course : amiss
despiseto look down on with disrespect or aversion
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quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words