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
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
obeisancea movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow
intrepidcharacterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance
stymieto present an obstacle to : stand in the way of
accrueto come into existence as a legally enforceable claim
disinclinationa preference for avoiding something : slight aversion
opulencewealth
inquisitorone who inquires or makes inquisition
puerilejuvenile
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")