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 |
|---|---|
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| amorous | strongly moved by love and especially sexual love |
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| humility | freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble |
| serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |
| renown | a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame |
| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |