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
predisposeto dispose in advance
mementosomething that serves to warn or remind
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
pliablesupple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking
urgentcalling for immediate attention : pressing
menageriea place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition
solublesusceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water
cadavera dead body
gnarledfull of knots or gnarls : knotty
amoralhaving or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong