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 |
|---|---|
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| freebooter | pirate |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| dissension | disagreement |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |