GRE Word List
IMMINENT
ready to take place : happening soon
The meaning of the word imminent is ready to take place : happening soon.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| seasonal | of, relating to, or varying in occurrence according to the season |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |