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 |
|---|---|
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| proximity | the quality or state of being proximate : closeness |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |