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 |
|---|---|
| retract | to draw back or in |
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| gibberish | unintelligible or meaningless language: |
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| junket | trip |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| colossal | of, relating to, or resembling a colossus |
| concurrent | operating or occurring at the same time |