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 |
|---|---|
| hale | free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| robust | having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health |
| upright | perpendicular |
| unruly | not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed |