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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linguisticof or relating to language or linguistics
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accompliceone associated with another especially in wrongdoing
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juga large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle
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