GRE Word List
IMPENDING
occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming
The meaning of the word impending is occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pivotal | of, relating to, or constituting a pivot |
| 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 |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
| grapple | the act or an instance of grappling |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| toga | the loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |