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 |
|---|---|
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| progeny | descendants |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| dummy | a person who is incapable of speaking |
| igneous | formed by solidification of magma |
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |