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 |
|---|---|
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
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| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| fetid | having a heavy offensive smell |
| primate | a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation |
| fancier | one that has a special liking or interest |
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| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
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