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 |
|---|---|
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| engross | to copy or write in a large hand |
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |
| pretend | to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing |
| monochrome | a painting, drawing, or photograph in a single hue |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| calorific | caloric |
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |