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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| broil | to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| constituent | a member of a constituency |
| satellite | a celestial body orbiting another of larger size |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |