GRE Word List
FOMENT
to promote the growth or development of : rouse
The meaning of the word foment is to promote the growth or development of : rouse.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| growl | rumble |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| ursine | of or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae) |
| stultify | to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| gnarl | snarl |