GRE Word List

IMPALE

to pierce with or as if with something pointed

The meaning of the word impale is to pierce with or as if with something pointed.

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WordMeaning
ostracizeto exile by ostracism
supinelying on the back or with the face upward
valedictionan act of bidding farewell
bumpa relatively abrupt convexity or protuberance on a surface: such as
refectorya dining hall (as in a monastery or college)
biennialoccurring every two years
nondescriptbelonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described
gustythe sensation of taste
expostulationan act or an instance of expostulating
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing