GRE Word List
IMPAIR
to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse
The meaning of the word impair is to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hover | to position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| demographic | the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| hallowed | holy |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |