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 |
|---|---|
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| pore | to gaze intently |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
| tract | a system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| conspiracy | the act of conspiring together |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |