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 |
|---|---|
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |