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 |
|---|---|
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| fake | not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit |
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |