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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WordMeaning
disdaina feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn
odoroushaving an odor: such as
odiousarousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful
nondescriptbelonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described
reticentinclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
animadversiona critical and usually censorious remark
hema border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down
tentativenot fully worked out or developed
palleta straw-filled tick or mattress