GRE Word List

IMPEDIMENT

something that impedes

The meaning of the word impediment is something that impedes.

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WordMeaning
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
automatona mechanism that is relatively self-operating
discordlack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas)
extirpateto destroy completely : wipe out
irrepressibleimpossible to repress, restrain, or control
sleazylacking firmness of texture : flimsy
salvagecompensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck
vergebrink
pantomimepantomimist
waggishresembling or characteristic of a wag