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
manipulateto treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner
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epitaphan inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there
objectiveexpressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations
inquisitivegiven to examination or investigation
evasivetending or intended to evade : equivocal
trancestupor
preamblean introductory statement
appriseto give notice to : tell
odysseya long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune