GRE Word List
IMPEDIMENT
something that impedes
The meaning of the word impediment is something that impedes.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| alimentary | of or relating to nourishment or nutrition |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| snivel | to run at the nose |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |