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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| representational | one that represents: such as |
| refurbish | to brighten or freshen up : renovate |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| chameleon | any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |