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 |
|---|---|
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| antiquity | ancient times |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| glaze | to furnish or fit with glass |
| harry | to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault |
| assurance | the state of being assured: such as |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |