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 |
|---|---|
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| unbridled | unrestrained |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| terminology | the technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject |
| debonair | suave |