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 |
|---|---|
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| implode | to burst inward |
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| roue | a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |