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 |
|---|---|
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| inhibit | to prohibit from doing something |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| brave | having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : having or showing courage |