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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| overt | open to view : manifest |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| demographic | the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| bruise | an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| compelling | that compels: such as |