GRE Word List
IMPEDIMENT
something that impedes
The meaning of the word impediment is something that impedes.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| slew | a large number |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| roseate | resembling a rose especially in color |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| desperate | having lost hope |