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.
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|---|---|
| imply | to express indirectly |
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| amphibian | an amphibious organism |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
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