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 |
|---|---|
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| purse | a small bag for money |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |