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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maladroitlacking adroitness : inept
trougha long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals
seasonalof, relating to, or varying in occurrence according to the season
quintessencethe fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies
modean arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval
aghaststruck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset
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promontorya high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water
tenantone who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another
makeshifta usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute