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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WordMeaning
confiscateappropriated by the government : forfeited
demisedeath
sacrosanctmost sacred or holy : inviolable
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expostulationan act or an instance of expostulating
shama trick that deludes : hoax
avertto turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance
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