GRE Word List
FOMENT
stir up; incite; instigate; promote the growth of (something evil or unpleasant)
The meaning of the word foment is stir up; incite; instigate; promote the growth of (something evil or unpleasant).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| palpitate | throb; beat rapidly; flutter; tremble; Ex. Her heart began to palpitate. |
| chaperon | older person who accompanies and supervises a young unmarried woman |
| frieze | ornamental horizontal band on a wall |
| puzzle | baffle or confuse by a difficult problem; ponder over a problem in an effort to solve; clarify or solve by reasoning; Ex. puzzle out the answer; N. |
| obnoxious | offensive; disagreeable; Ex. obnoxious smell |
| pauper | very poor person |
| natation | swimming |
| arduous | hard; strenuous; Ex. arduous work |
| requite | make return for; repay; reciprocate; revenge; N. requittal |
| correlate | either of the correlated things; V. |
