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 |
|---|---|
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| collected | gathered together |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |