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.
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primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
prosperous | auspicious |
tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
retract | to draw back or in |
congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
gratis | without charge or recompense : free |