GRE Word List

IMPASSABLE

incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted

The meaning of the word impassable is incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted.

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WordMeaning
lanknot well filled out : slender
abrasivecausing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade
straggleto wander from the direct course or way : rove
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
providentfrugal
protrudeto jut out from the surrounding surface or context
outragean act of violence or brutality
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screecha high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror
profaneto treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate