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 |
|---|---|
| nutrient | furnishing nourishment |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| fancier | one that has a special liking or interest |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| nourish | nurture |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |