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 |
|---|---|
| functionary | one who serves in a certain function |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| pending | during |
| raspy | harsh |
| wont | accustomed |
| elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |