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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|---|---|
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| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
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| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
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