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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beleaguerbesiege
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
outskirtsa part remote from the center : border
enjointo direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition
incognitowith one's identity concealed
fomentto promote the growth or development of : rouse
mingleto bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix
graphitea soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
glareto shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light
requisiteneeded for a particular purpose : essential