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 |
|---|---|
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| brand | a charred piece of wood |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| garner | to gather into storage |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |