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 |
|---|---|
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| approbation | commendation |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| tedium | the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness |
| gnome | maxim |