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
servileof or befitting a menial position
vehementmarked by forceful energy : powerful
pachydermany of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin
memoiran official note or report : memorandum
partialof or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total
pseudonyma fictitious name
tannerone that tans hides
recantto withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce
doteto exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage
determinatehaving defined limits