GRE Word List
THWART
block or hinder; baffle; frustrate
The meaning of the word thwart is block or hinder; baffle; frustrate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dishonor | disgrace; N. ADJ. dishonorable |
| pore | study industriously; ponder; scrutinize; Ex. pore over the book; N. |
| mode | prevailing style; current fashion; manner; way of doing something; Ex. in the latest mode; Ex. simple mode of life |
| tatter | torn piece of cloth; ADJ. tattered: (of clothes) old and torn; (of a person) dressed in old torn clothes |
| medium | element that is a creature's natural environment; nutrient setting in which microorganisms are cultivated; appropriate occupation or means of expression; channel of communication; compromise; middle position between extremes; intervening substance through which something else is transmitted |
| vernacular | living language (as compared to the official language); language spoken in a country or region; natural style; Ex. lapse into the vernacular |
| dynamo | generator for producing electricity; energetic person |
| gambol | romp; skip about; leap about playfully; frolic; N. |
| hostage | person who is kept as a prisoner by an enemy so that the other side will do what the enemy demands |
| vulgar | of the common people; deficient in refinement; not refined; coarse; Ex. vulgar display of wealth; N. vulgarism: vulgarity; crudely indecent word; CF. vulgarian: vulgar person; boor; lout |
