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 |
|---|---|
| hardy | bold |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| confidence | a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances |
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
| averse | having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| auroral | dawn |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |