GRE Word List
FOSTER
rear; bring up (for a certain period only); encourage; promote the development of (feelings or ideas); Ex. help foster friendly relations; ADJ: giving parental care although not related by blood; Ex. foster parents
The meaning of the word foster is rear; bring up (for a certain period only); encourage; promote the development of (feelings or ideas); Ex. help foster friendly relations; ADJ: giving parental care although not related by blood; Ex. foster parents.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bivouac | temporary encampment; camp without tents; V. |
| retentive | holding; able to retain things (esp. facts in the mind); having a good memory |
| ravenous | extremely hungry; voracious |
| gallows | framework from which a noose is suspended (used for execution by hanging) |
| touchstone | stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; criterion; standard |
| finish | surface texture; completeness of execution |
| disparage | belittle |
| foist | insert improperly; impose upon another by coercion; palm off; pass off as genuine or worthy; CF. fist |
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| unfetter | liberate; free from chains; V. unfetter |