GRE Word List
FOIST
insert improperly; impose upon another by coercion; palm off; pass off as genuine or worthy; CF. fist
The meaning of the word foist is insert improperly; impose upon another by coercion; palm off; pass off as genuine or worthy; CF. fist.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| subsistence | existence; means of subsisting; means of support; livelihood; V. subsist: exist; maintain life (at a meager level) |
| vertigo | severe dizziness; giddiness |
| despise | look on with scorn; regard as worthless or distasteful; ADJ. despicable: contemptible |
| monogram | design composed of one or more initials of a name; V. |
| redundant | superfluous; more than is necessary; verbose; excessively wordy; repetitious |
| animadversion | critical remark; V. animadvert: comment critically with disapproval |
| beget | father; become the father of; produce; give rise to |
| disembark | debark; go ashore (from a ship); unload cargo from a ship; CF. embark |
| waft | move gently (in air or in seas) by wind or waves; Ex. leaves wafting past the window |
| manifestation | outward demonstration; manifesting; indication of the presence of something; Ex. manifestation of his pronounced musical bent |
