GRE Word List
THWART
to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of
The meaning of the word thwart is to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prerogative | an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |
| tremor | a trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |