GRE Word List
IMPEDIMENT
something that impedes
The meaning of the word impediment is something that impedes.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bifurcated | divided into two branches or parts |
| 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 |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |