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 |
|---|---|
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| beneficent | doing or producing good |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| kismet | fate |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| voracious | having a huge appetite : ravenous |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |