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
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| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
| finery | ornament |
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |
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| addendum | a thing added : addition |
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| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
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