GRE Word List
IMPEDIMENT
something that impedes
The meaning of the word impediment is something that impedes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| eminent | exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent |
| prodigy | a highly talented child or youth |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| scion | descendant |
| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| protocol | an original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction |