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 |
|---|---|
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| opulence | wealth |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| puerile | juvenile |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |