GRE Word List
FRUSTRATE
to balk or defeat in an endeavor
The meaning of the word frustrate is to balk or defeat in an endeavor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prosody | the study of versification |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| viable | capable of living |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |