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 |
|---|---|
| frail | easily led into evil |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| arable | fit for or used for the growing of crops |