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 |
|---|---|
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
| awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |
| invincible | incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |