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 |
|---|---|
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| potent | having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful |
| bantering | to speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| exegesis | exposition |
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
| sentinel | sentry |
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| humble | not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive |