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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WordMeaning
pedigreea register recording a line of ancestors
truisman undoubted or self-evident truth
despondentfeeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression
crabbedmarked by a forbidding moroseness
prehensileadapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around
memorializeto address or petition by a memorial
bulliongold or silver considered as so much metal
outlooka place offering a view
eclipsethe total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another
ancestryline of descent : lineage