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 |
|---|---|
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |
| discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| entree | the act or manner of entering : entrance |
| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
| dint | force |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |