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 |
|---|---|
| reverie | daydream |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| garish | clothed in vivid colors |
| indissoluble | not dissoluble |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| fleck | streak |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| rapport | a friendly, harmonious relationship |
