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 |
|---|---|
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| benison | blessing |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |
| 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 |
| humdrum | monotonous |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |