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 |
|---|---|
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
| unearthly | not earthly: such as |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |