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 |
|---|---|
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| sleigh | an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice |
| marked | having an identifying mark |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| yield | to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |