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 |
|---|---|
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| warranted | sanction |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| patent | open to public inspection |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |