GRE Word List
STYMIE
to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of
The meaning of the word stymie is to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |