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 |
|---|---|
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| retrench | cut down |
| pitfall | trap |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |