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 |
|---|---|
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| aptitude | inclination |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |