GRE Word List
FORESTALL
to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures
The meaning of the word forestall is to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| disconsolate | cheerless |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| osseous | bony |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |