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
prudea person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum
uproariousmarked by uproar
intrinsicbelonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing
lunarcrescent
perpetuateto make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely
cringeto recoil in distaste
pensivemusingly or dreamily thoughtful
unwarrantedlacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified
fancifulmarked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience
incompatiblenot compatible: such as