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 |
|---|---|
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| propound | to offer for discussion or consideration |
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
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| secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
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