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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pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |
occult | to shut off from view or exposure : cover |
disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
distant | separated in space : away |
muddle | to make turbid or muddy |
pestilential | causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly |
reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
posture | the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose |
rustic | of, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural |
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