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 |
|---|---|
| opulence | wealth |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| omnipresent | present in all places at all times |
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| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |
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