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
quaintpleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar
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consonantbeing in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord
languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
chastento correct by punishment or suffering : discipline
trickleto issue or fall in drops
indemnifyto secure against hurt, loss, or damage
terseusing few words : devoid of superfluity
vivisectionthe cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation
requisitionthe act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action