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
paranoiamental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations
surfeitan overabundant supply : excess
dupeone that is easily deceived or cheated : fool
emendto correct usually by textual alterations
causticcapable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive
forgea furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy
cynicalhaving or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as
adulationextreme or excessive admiration or flattery
propagateto cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction
regaleto entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies