GRE Word List
IMPEDIMENT
something that impedes
The meaning of the word impediment is something that impedes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| roster | a roll or list of personnel |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| nimble | quick and light in motion : agile |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |