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.
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perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
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existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |
deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
hindmost | farthest to the rear : last |
throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
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