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
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| divine | of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
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| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
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