GRE Word List

IMPEDIMENT

something that impedes

The meaning of the word impediment is something that impedes.

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WordMeaning
engrossto copy or write in a large hand
adjutanta staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence
puzzleto offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally
tortuousmarked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding
retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past
tacta keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense
parodya literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule
reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)
inquisitivegiven to examination or investigation
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)