GRE Word List

IMPASSE

a predicament affording no obvious escape

The meaning of the word impasse is a predicament affording no obvious escape.

Random words

WordMeaning
titillateto excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation
serendipitythe faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for
restivestubbornly resisting control : balky
rapturean expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion
bacchanalorgy
figurea number symbol : numeral
discordantbeing at variance : disagreeing
approbationcommendation
voyeursomeone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts
interloperone that interlopes: such as