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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| harass | exhaust |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| mauve | a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |