GRE Word List
IMPEDIMENT
something that impedes
The meaning of the word impediment is something that impedes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| torpedo | a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| scheme | a plan or program of action |