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 |
|---|---|
| ambience | a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere |
| tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| miniature | a copy on a much reduced scale |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| biting | having the power to bite |
| repercussion | reflection |