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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
| unbridled | unrestrained |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| strew | to spread by scattering |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
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| curator | a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
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