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 |
|---|---|
| inkling | a slight knowledge or vague notion |
| homily | a usually short sermon |
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| knoll | a small round hill : mound |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |