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 |
|---|---|
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| dynamic | marked by usually continuous and productive activity or change |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |
| ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |