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 |
|---|---|
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| metaphysical | of or relating to metaphysics |
| colander | a perforated utensil for washing or draining food |
| admonish | to indicate duties or obligations to |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| osseous | bony |
| agility | the quality or state of being agile : nimbleness |