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 |
|---|---|
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |
| compartment | a separate division or section |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| disband | to break up the organization of : dissolve |
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |
| plume | a feather of a bird: such as |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |