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 |
|---|---|
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| dainty | something delicious to the taste |
| hap | happening |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| canter | one who uses cant: such as |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |