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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WordMeaning
prevaricateto deviate from the truth : equivocate
archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
listlesscharacterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit
execrabledeserving to be execrated : detestable
subservientuseful in an inferior capacity : subordinate
felicitousvery well suited or expressed : apt
parryto ward off a weapon or blow
intimatemarked by a warm friendship developing through long association
cravenlacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
recidivisma tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior