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
disgruntleto make ill-humored or discontented
objectiveexpressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations
knella stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster)
careera profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling
vieto strive for superiority : contend
inclusivebroad in orientation or scope
impoverishto make poor
deciduousfalling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle
coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit
legislaturea body of persons having the power to legislate