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 |
|---|---|
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| conclusive | of, relating to, or being a conclusion |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| trenchant | keen |