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 |
|---|---|
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |