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 |
|---|---|
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| slake | subside |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
| industrious | constantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |