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 |
|---|---|
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
| correlation | the state or relation of being correlated |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| notch | a V-shaped indentation |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |