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 |
|---|---|
| apoplexy | stroke |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| alcove | a small recessed section of a room : nook |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
| expatriate | banish |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| representational | one that represents: such as |
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |