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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |
| fresco | the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments |
| stipulate | to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| calorific | caloric |