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 |
|---|---|
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
| monogram | a sign of identity usually formed of the combined initials of a name |
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |