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 |
|---|---|
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| dyspeptic | indigestion |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| scintillate | to emit sparks : spark |
| fresco | the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |