GRE Word List
IMPASSE
predicament(dangerous condition) from which there is no escape; situation allowing for no further progress
The meaning of the word impasse is predicament(dangerous condition) from which there is no escape; situation allowing for no further progress.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chafe | warm by rubbing; make sore by rubbing; N. |
| crestfallen | dejected; dispirited |
| adverse | going against; opposing; unfavorable; hostile |
| denomination | religious group; unit in a system; name or designation; CF. denominator: common trait or characteristic |
| vignette | small drawing placed at the beginning or end of a chapter; picture; short literary sketch; short written description of a character or scene |
| bestial | beastlike; brutal; inhuman; very cruel |
| hallucination | delusion; false idea; false perception of objects with a compelling sense of their reality; objects so perceived; V. hallucinate; ADJ. hallucinatory |
| tribute | tax levied by a ruler; payment made by one nation to another in acknowledgment of submission; mark of respect (such as praise or gift); Ex. pay tribute to |
| serpentine | winding; twisting; of or like a serpent; Ex. serpentine course of the river; N. serpent: snake |
| hone | sharpen (a tool); N: whetstone for sharpening a tool |
