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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |