GRE Word List
IMPEDIMENT
something that impedes
The meaning of the word impediment is something that impedes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
| luminary | a person of prominence or brilliant achievement |
| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |