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
bountifulliberal or generous in bestowing gifts or favors
reserveto hold in reserve : keep back
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incursiona hostile entrance into a territory : raid
bequeathto give or leave by will (see will
propulsivetending or having power to propel
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
fetefestival
beelinea straight direct course
censoriousmarked by or given to censure (see censure