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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| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
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| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
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| gorge | a narrow passage through land |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| unanimity | the quality or state of being unanimous |
| culvert | a transverse drain |