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

WordMeaning
quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words
almssomething (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor
egregiousconspicuous
hailprecipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow
recumbentsuggestive of repose : leaning
forgea furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy
outlawa person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law
institutesomething that is instituted: such as
winnowto remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air
typhoona hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea