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 |
|---|---|
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| gibberish | unintelligible or meaningless language: |
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| transport | to transfer or convey from one place to another |
| bask | to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |