Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Word of the Week #8

Word: Thwart
Source: MSNBC.com
How it was used: "The Obama administration plans to spend more than $400 million to upgrade ports of entry and surveillance technologies to help thwart drugs and arms smuggling along the U.S-Mexico border."
Definition:to run counter to so as to effectively oppose or baffle : b: to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of
My Sentence: My attempts to make the shot were thwarted when my opponent swiftly swatted the ball away.

1 comment:

100w Prof said...

OK. 5/5 for all Word of the Week entries.