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
bequeathto give or leave by will (see will
stymieto present an obstacle to : stand in the way of
chideto speak out in angry or displeased rebuke
laceto draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets
compriseto be made up of
deflectto turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction
lardera place where food is stored : pantry
seasona time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature
decreean order usually having the force of law
reprisala retaliatory act