GRE Word List

IMPEDIMENT

something that impedes

The meaning of the word impediment is something that impedes.

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WordMeaning
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carillona set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard
poreto gaze intently
tremora trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease
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leewayan allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance