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

WordMeaning
protegeone who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence
ancillarysubordinate
hardybold
effervescencethe property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing
nuptialof or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony
burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
studiedcarefully considered or prepared : thoughtful
corpusthe body of a human or animal especially when dead
enraptureto fill with delight
immunenot susceptible or responsive