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 |
|---|---|
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| cadaver | a dead body |
| convivial | relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company |
| victuals | food usable by people |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |