GRE Word List
IMPEDIMENT
something that impedes
The meaning of the word impediment is something that impedes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impoverish | to make poor |
| constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |
| engross | to copy or write in a large hand |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| fruition | pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| moodiness | subject to depression : gloomy |