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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WordMeaning
malefactorone who commits an offense against the law
miragean optical (see optical
citeto call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court)
abysmalimmeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad
flinchto withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince
ubiquitousexisting or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread
animadversiona critical and usually censorious remark
diaphanouscharacterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
stratifiedformed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata
rancidhaving an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition