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 |
|---|---|
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| calculated | apt |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |