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 |
|---|---|
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |
| ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |
| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| boor | peasant |