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 |
|---|---|
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
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| savant | a person of learning |
| infirmity | the quality or state of being infirm |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| omniscient | having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight |
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| fray | a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |