GRE Word List

IMPASSE

a predicament affording no obvious escape

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

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WordMeaning
portendto give an omen or anticipatory sign of
resurgeto undergo a resurgence
maudlindrunk enough to be emotionally silly
seetheto suffer violent internal excitement
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slewa large number
intransigencethe quality or state of being intransigent
rakishof, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute
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exhaleto rise or be given off as vapor