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
oustto remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity
subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
concedeto acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly
communetalk over
confoundto throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity
hueoverall character or appearance to the mind : complexion
fraya usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute
foolhardyfoolishly adventurous and bold : rash
ossifyto change into bone
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)