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 |
|---|---|
| subjective | of, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |
| anthropomorphic | described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |