GRE Word List
IMPEDIMENT
something that impedes
The meaning of the word impediment is something that impedes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| antique | existing since or belonging to earlier times : ancient |
| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |