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 |
|---|---|
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| barterer | to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services |
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| aspire | to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal |