GRE Word List
IMPEDIMENT
something that impedes
The meaning of the word impediment is something that impedes.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| defer | put off |
| vicar | an ecclesiastical agent: such as |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
| brackish | somewhat salty |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |