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 |
|---|---|
| antiquity | ancient times |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| oversee | survey |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |