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

WordMeaning
divulgeto make known (something, such as a confidence or secret)
nonentitysomething that does not exist or exists only in the imagination
primordialfirst created or developed : primeval
unfetterto free from fetters
exceptionablebeing likely to cause objection : objectionable
effluviuman invisible emanation
perspicaciousof acute mental vision or discernment : keen
placateto soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease
oatha 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
expostulationan act or an instance of expostulating