GRE Word List

IMPEDIMENT

something that impedes

The meaning of the word impediment is something that impedes.

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WordMeaning
floraa treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period
doggedmarked by stubborn determination
expoundto set forth : state
swerveto turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate
aberrationthe fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
gadflyany of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock
corollarya proposition (see proposition
scourgewhip
conscripta conscripted person (such as a military recruit)