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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| abrasive | causing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| provident | frugal |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| outrage | an act of violence or brutality |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |