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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WordMeaning
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
propitiateto gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease
groucha fit of bad temper
agitateto excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
acrophobiaabnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights
carcinogenicproducing or tending to produce cancer
gesticulationthe act of making gestures
vernacularusing a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language
hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous