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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| seasonable | suitable to the season or circumstances : timely |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
| predetermine | foreordain |
| passe | past one's prime |
| trek | to make one's way arduously |