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 |
|---|---|
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| demise | death |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| irremediable | not remediable |
| osseous | bony |
| rehabilitate | to restore to a former capacity : reinstate |