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 |
|---|---|
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| doze | to sleep lightly |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| fallow | of a light yellowish-brown color |
| dissension | disagreement |
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| append | attach |