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 |
|---|---|
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| concatenate | linked together |
| conclusive | of, relating to, or being a conclusion |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |