GRE vocabulary
forestall
to prevent something by taking action in advance
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a deliberately false statement or invented account intended to mislead
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treating serious matters with inappropriate or flippant humor
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Common questions
Questions about “forestall”
Forestall (verb) means to prevent something by taking action in advance
Here is forestall used in an example sentence: "The mayor announced reforms to forestall the threatened strike."
Common synonyms for forestall include preempt, avert, thwart.
Antonyms of forestall include permit, allow, encourage.
Forestall is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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