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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pellucidadmitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion
occultto shut off from view or exposure : cover
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pestilentialcausing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly
reminiscenceapprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence
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