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 |
|---|---|
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| countenance | look |
| reek | smoke |
| monochromatic | having or consisting of one color or hue |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |
| apex | the uppermost point : vertex |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |