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 |
|---|---|
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| submerge | to put under water |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| concerted | mutually contrived or agreed on |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |