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

WordMeaning
inklinga slight knowledge or vague notion
homilya usually short sermon
integralessential to completeness : constituent
desecrateto violate the sanctity of : profane
grandiosecharacterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration
knolla small round hill : mound
primogeniturethe state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents
intransigencethe quality or state of being intransigent
obsequya funeral or burial rite
dissonancelack of agreement