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
reticentinclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved
xenophobiafear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
sanguinemarked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic
adhereto hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing
exclaimto cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion
dislodgeto drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage
prudea person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum
indicativeserving to indicate
anomalousinconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular
deportto send out of the country by legal deportation