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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| invincible | incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| dishonor | lack or loss of honor or reputation |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| convention | agreement |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |