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 |
|---|---|
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
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| resignation | an act or instance of resigning something : surrender |
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| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| seemly | good-looking |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
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