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 |
|---|---|
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| colossal | of, relating to, or resembling a colossus |
| relish | characteristic flavor |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |