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 |
|---|---|
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| illuminate | to supply or brighten with light |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| feint | something feigned |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |