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.

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WordMeaning
denotationan act or process of denoting
institutesomething that is instituted: such as
factiona party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique
dissidentdisagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief
complicityassociation or participation in or as if in a wrongful act
frescothe art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments
stipulateto make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract
hindsightperception of the nature of an event after it has happened
intangiblenot tangible : impalpable
calorificcaloric