GRE Word List
FOIL
to prevent from attaining an end : defeat
The meaning of the word foil is to prevent from attaining an end : defeat.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| commune | talk over |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| hue | overall character or appearance to the mind : complexion |
| fray | a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute |
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |