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 |
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unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |
obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
opulence | wealth |
inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
puerile | juvenile |
hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |