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
commemorativeintended as a commemoration
audaciousintrepidly daring : adventurous
avocationa subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby
compartmenta separate division or section
theoreticalexisting only in theory : hypothetical
disbandto break up the organization of : dissolve
tremulouscharacterized by or affected with trembling or tremors
plumea feather of a bird: such as
cruxa puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question
contentiona point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument