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 |
|---|---|
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
| unfetter | to free from fetters |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |