GRE Word List

IMPEDE

to interfere with or slow the progress of

The meaning of the word impede is to interfere with or slow the progress of.

Random words

WordMeaning
ogleto glance with amorous invitation or challenge
proximitythe quality or state of being proximate : closeness
seduceto persuade to disobedience or disloyalty
indomitableincapable of being subdued : unconquerable
gratiswithout charge or recompense : free
negligibleso small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling
prophylacticguarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection
defoliateto deprive of leaves especially prematurely
tutelaryhaving the guardianship of a person or a thing
expletivea syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense