GRE Word List

IMPEDIMENT

something that impedes

The meaning of the word impediment is something that impedes.

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WordMeaning
infractionthe act of infringing : violation
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
loiterto delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle
aviarya place for keeping birds confined
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
caliberdegree of mental capacity or moral quality
appositehighly pertinent or appropriate : apt
solemnityformal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event
intermittentcoming and going at intervals : not continuous
discerningshowing insight and understanding : discriminating