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 |
|---|---|
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| fake | not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |