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.

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WordMeaning
engagingtending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive
intimatemarked by a warm friendship developing through long association
habitatthe place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows
alienateto cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed
nocturnalof, relating to, or occurring in the night
prosperitythe condition of being successful or thriving
foddersomething fed to domestic animals
venalcapable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable
grudgeto be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully
floraa treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period