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 |
|---|---|
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| sheer | unqualified |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| prone | having a tendency or inclination : being likely |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| labyrinth | a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys |
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |