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 |
|---|---|
| fetid | having a heavy offensive smell |
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| plane | airplane |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |