GRE Word List
IMPEDIMENT
something that impedes
The meaning of the word impediment is something that impedes.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| dainty | something delicious to the taste |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| executive | of or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs |
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |