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 |
|---|---|
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| immune | not susceptible or responsive |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| impenitent | not penitent |
| despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |