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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| foppish | foolish |
| metaphysical | of or relating to metaphysics |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |