GRE Word List

IMPEDIMENT

something that impedes

The meaning of the word impediment is something that impedes.

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WordMeaning
tarnishto dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil
augmentto make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
sardonicdisdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking
concentrichaving a common center
magniloquentspeaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
eugenicrelating to or fitted for the production of good offspring
animatedendowed with life or the qualities of life : alive
mutabilityprone to change : inconstant
suturea strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body