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 |
|---|---|
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
| grate | grating |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| epaulet | something that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as |
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| studious | assiduous in the pursuit of learning |
| putrefy | to make putrid |