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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| psychosomatic | of, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| braid | to make from braids |
| altruistic | relating to or given to altruism: |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| sophist | philosopher |