GRE Word List
IMPEDIMENT
something that impedes
The meaning of the word impediment is something that impedes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| extant | currently or actually existing |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| devious | wandering |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |