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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|---|---|
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
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| simian | of, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes |
| procurement | the act or process of procuring |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |
| unimpeachable | not impeachable: such as |
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| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |