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 |
|---|---|
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| benison | blessing |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |