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 |
|---|---|
| apiculture | the keeping of bees especially on a large scale |
| wastrel | vagabond |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| seasonable | suitable to the season or circumstances : timely |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| sonic | utilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |