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 |
|---|---|
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| plenitude | the quality or state of being full : completeness |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| visionary | having or marked by foresight and imagination |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |