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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inalienableincapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred
impromptumade, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised
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arduoushard to accomplish or achieve : difficult
sordidmarked by baseness or grossness : vile
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veneera thin sheet of a material: such as
besetto set or stud with or as if with ornaments