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
imperialof, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor
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adjournto suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time
megalomaniaa mania (see mania
percussionthe act of percussing: such as
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convoketo call together to a meeting
lampoonsatire
impregnateto cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated