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 |
|---|---|
| civil | of or relating to citizens |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| rightful | just |