GRE Word List

IMMINENT

ready to take place : happening soon

The meaning of the word imminent is ready to take place : happening soon.

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WordMeaning
inanelacking significance, meaning, or point : silly
passepast one's prime
slaughterthe act of killing
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
seamyhaving the rough side of the seam showing
connubialof or relating to the married state : conjugal
kaleidoscopean instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns
prelatean ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank
fulminateto utter or send out with denunciation
chortleto sing or chant exultantly