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 |
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incinerate | burn to ashes |
pliable | flexible; easily influenced; yielding; adaptable |
decorum | propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners; appropriateness of behavior or conduct |
precis | abstract; concise summing up of main points; concise summary of a text |
pedigree | ancestry; lineage |
supercilious | haughty; arrogant; condescending; patronizing; CF. eyebrow, cilium |
insolence | impudent disrespect; haughtiness; ADJ. insolent; CF. haughty + rude |
doctrine | teachings in general; particular principle (religious, legal, etc.) taught; dogma; tenet; ADJ. doctrinal |
chaplain | clergyman attached to a chapel |
fussy | fastidious; finicky; easily upset |