GRE Word List
IMPEDIMENT
something that impedes
The meaning of the word impediment is something that impedes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| kudos | praise given for achievement |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
| sound | a particular auditory impression : tone |
| reconcile | to restore to friendship or harmony |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |