GRE Word List
IMPEDIMENT
something that impedes
The meaning of the word impediment is something that impedes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| hallowed | holy |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| growl | rumble |
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |