GRE Word List
IMPEDIMENT
something that impedes
The meaning of the word impediment is something that impedes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| outfit | the act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition) |
| equinox | either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |
| causal | expressing or indicating cause : causative |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
| drivel | nonsense |
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |
| etymology | the 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 |
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |