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 |
|---|---|
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| antecede | precede |
| anarchy | absence of government |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| lackluster | lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull |
| irremediable | not remediable |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |