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 |
|---|---|
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| percussion | the act of percussing: such as |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| euphony | pleasing or sweet sound |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |