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 |
|---|---|
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| ravenous | rapacious |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| granulate | to form or crystallize into grains or granules |
| prolific | producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |