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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|---|---|
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| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |
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| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
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