GRE Word List

IMPEDIMENT

something that impedes

The meaning of the word impediment is something that impedes.

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WordMeaning
miscellanyseparate writings collected in one volume
inculcateto teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
precincta part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district
cumulativeincreasing by successive additions
lumenthe cavity of a tubular organ or part
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
antiqueexisting since or belonging to earlier times : ancient
computeto determine especially by mathematical means
primordialfirst created or developed : primeval
avuncularsuggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality