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 |
|---|---|
| kindred | of a similar nature or character : like |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| litigation | the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating |
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |