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 |
|---|---|
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| flashy | lacking in substance or flavor : insipid |
| intimidate | to make timid or fearful : frighten |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |