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Thwart

/θwˈɔrt/
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(adj) Placed or situated across something else; cross, oblique, transverse.

Tom tried to thwart her plans.
Tom tried to thwart Mary's plans.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The security guards managed to ____ the attempt to steal the rare paintings from the national art museum today.

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