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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axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
arboreal | of, relating to, or resembling a tree |
traverse | to go or travel across or over |
profligate | wildly extravagant |
repercussion | reflection |
acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
nutrition | the act or process of nourishing or being nourished |
transcendental | transcendent |
primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |