GRE Word List
IMPEDIMENT
something that impedes
The meaning of the word impediment is something that impedes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
| environ | encircle |
| dank | unpleasantly moist or wet |
| manumit | to release from slavery |
| hindmost | farthest to the rear : last |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| sear | being dried and withered |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |