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 |
|---|---|
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| chameleon | any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| zealot | a zealous person |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |