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 |
|---|---|
| pendant | something suspended: such as |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| quadruped | an animal having four feet |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |