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 |
|---|---|
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
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| awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |
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