GRE Word List
IMPEDIMENT
something that impedes
The meaning of the word impediment is something that impedes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |
| repercussion | reflection |
| uniformity | the quality or state of being uniform |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |