thwart
to prevent someone from accomplishing something; to frustrate a plan
Word origin: From Old Norse thvert, across or transverse.
Thwart in a sentence
Here are example sentences showing thwart in a sentence.
Alert guards thwarted the robbery before the thieves reached the vault.
An unexpected procedural objection thwarted the senator's plan to bring the bill to a vote before recess.
Using “thwart” well
To thwart is to prevent someone from accomplishing something or to frustrate a plan. It is the opposite of assisting or facilitating an effort.
More GRE words starting with T
understood or implied without being openly stated
habitually reserved and uncommunicative in speech
only loosely relevant; diverging from the main point
perceptible by touch or concrete enough to be grasped
to twist together into a confused or knotted mass
equivalent in effect or value to something else
to dull or damage the luster, reputation, or purity of something
needlessly repeating an idea using different words
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