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 |
|---|---|
| deploy | to extend (a military unit) especially in width |
| shaving | the act of one that shaves |
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| berate | to scold or condemn vehemently and at length |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| demented | mad |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |