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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allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
stellar | of or relating to the stars : astral |
parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |
autocratic | of, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute |
forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |
pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
intermediary | mediator |
piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |