GRE Word List
IMPEDIMENT
something that impedes
The meaning of the word impediment is something that impedes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |
| ensconce | shelter |
| brevity | shortness of duration |