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.

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WordMeaning
massthe liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist
squabblea noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters
meteto give out by measure : dole out
mendaciousgiven to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth
lamentto mourn aloud : wail
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
irreverencelack of reverence
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
disinterestednot having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged
rebuttalthe act of rebutting especially in a legal suit