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 |
|---|---|
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| naivete | a naive remark or action |