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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WordMeaning
erratichaving no fixed course : wandering
judiciarya system of courts of law
truculencethe quality or state of being truculent
arbitraryexisting or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will
misnomerthe misnaming of a person in a legal instrument
exiguousexcessively scanty : inadequate
tendentiousmarked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased
lubricateto make smooth or slippery
foddersomething fed to domestic animals
anathemasomeone or something intensely disliked or loathed