GRE Word List
IMPEDIMENT
something that impedes
The meaning of the word impediment is something that impedes.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |
| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |