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 |
|---|---|
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| bacchanal | orgy |
| sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |