GRE Word List
HINDRANCE
the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered
The meaning of the word hindrance is the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| paltry | inferior |
| plume | a feather of a bird: such as |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| sober | not intoxicated |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |