GRE Word List

IMPEDIMENT

something that impedes

The meaning of the word impediment is something that impedes.

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WordMeaning
actuarialof or relating to actuaries
presumptuousoverstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties
cholericeasily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered
sunderto break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space
burgeonto send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout
eerieso mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine
elicitto call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)
innateexisting in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native
advocacythe act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate
dotagea state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness