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
extraneousexisting on or coming from the outside
hirsutehairy
exhortto incite by argument or advice : urge strongly
consensusgeneral agreement : unanimity
levitateto rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation
fitfulcharacterized by fits or paroxysms
mockto treat with contempt or ridicule : deride
vervethe spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)