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 |
|---|---|
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |
| omnipotent | almighty |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |