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 |
|---|---|
| tranquillity | the quality or state of being tranquil |
| vital | of the utmost importance |
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| outmoded | not being in style |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |