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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |
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| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |