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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|---|---|
| apiculture | the keeping of bees especially on a large scale |
| precipitant | precipitate |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
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| pugilist | fighter |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
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| filing | an act or instance of using a file |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |