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 |
|---|---|
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| engender | beget |
| fervid | very hot : burning |
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| visionary | having or marked by foresight and imagination |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |