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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |