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 |
|---|---|
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| penetrate | to pass into or through |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |