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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WordMeaning
apexthe uppermost point : vertex
malignanttending to produce death or deterioration
carefreefree from care: such as
blighta disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers)
stolidhaving or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional
sturdyfirmly built or constituted : stout
feintsomething feigned
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
obtusenot pointed or acute : blunt