GRE Word List

IMPEDIMENT

something that impedes

The meaning of the word impediment is something that impedes.

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WordMeaning
outfitthe act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition)
equinoxeither of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic
causalexpressing or indicating cause : causative
ludicrousamusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity
daisa raised platform (as in a hall or large room)
gossamera film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather
drivelnonsense
fanaticismfanatic outlook or behavior
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
egressa place or means of going out : exit