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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| filial | of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| beatitude | a state of utmost bliss |
| moodiness | subject to depression : gloomy |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |
| brawny | muscular |
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
| demure | reserved |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |