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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parley | to speak with another : confer |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |