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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| despondent | feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression |
| cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
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| overweening | arrogant |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| omniscient | having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
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| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |