GRE Word List
IMPASSIVE
without feeling; expressionless; imperturbable; stoical; Ex. impassive face
The meaning of the word impassive is without feeling; expressionless; imperturbable; stoical; Ex. impassive face.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| colander | utensil with perforated bottom used for straining |
| uncouth | boorish; clumsy in speech or behavior; outlandish |
| diverse | differing in some characteristics (from each other); various; N. diversity: variety; dissimilitude; lack of resemblance |
| charlatan | quack; pretender to knowledge (esp. in medicine) |
| paste | smooth viscous mixture as of flour(powder made by crushing grain) and water (used as an adhesive); V: cause to adhere by applying paste |
| sarcasm | cutting ironic remark; scornful remarks; stinging rebuke; ADJ. sarcastic |
| outlaw | fugitive from the law (excluded from legal protection); V: declare (someone) to be an outlaw; deprive of the protection of the law; declare illegal; Ex. Drinking has been outlawed. |
| runic | mysterious; set down in an ancient alphabet; N. rune: one of the letters of an alphabet used by ancient Germanic peoples (cut on stone or wood); magic charm |
| odyssey | long, eventful, adventurous journey |
| annex | attach; add to a large thing; take possession of; incorporate (territory) into a larger existing political unit (by force); N: building added to a large one |