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 |
|---|---|
| outgoing | going away : departing |
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |
| lumber | to move ponderously |
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| osseous | bony |
| caption | the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |