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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|---|---|
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| multiplicity | the quality or state of being multiple or various |
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| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| throes | pang |
| granulate | to form or crystallize into grains or granules |
| inkling | a slight knowledge or vague notion |