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 |
|---|---|
| limp | to walk lamely |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
| verdant | green in tint or color |
| brocade | a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
