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 |
|---|---|
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |
| frolic | full of fun : merry |
| molecule | the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| suppliant | supplicant |
| indentation | the blank space produced by indenting : indention |
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |