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 |
|---|---|
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| converse | to exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| scintillate | to emit sparks : spark |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| juncture | a point of time |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |