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 |
|---|---|
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| osseous | bony |
| salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| obstetrician | a physician specializing in obstetrics |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |