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 |
|---|---|
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| occult | to shut off from view or exposure : cover |