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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leonineof, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion
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incognitowith one's identity concealed
vituperativeuttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse
regimenta military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions
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