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 |
|---|---|
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| expatriate | banish |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| fleck | streak |
| sybarite | voluptuary |