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 |
|---|---|
| comestible | edible |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| nutrition | the act or process of nourishing or being nourished |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| roue | a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake |
| helm | a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering |
| dynamic | marked by usually continuous and productive activity or change |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |