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 |
|---|---|
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
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| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| reparable | capable of being repaired |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |