GRE Word List

IMPEDIMENT

something that impedes

The meaning of the word impediment is something that impedes.

Random words

WordMeaning
relevanthaving significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand
winnowto remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air
totterto move unsteadily : stagger
idyllicpleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity
icona person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere
naivetea naive remark or action
impelto urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force
stoica member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c.
theocracygovernment of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided
denotationan act or process of denoting