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
convoketo call together to a meeting
grapplethe act or an instance of grappling
residuesomething that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant
subsumeto include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
lotterya drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance
defunctno longer living, existing, or functioning
objectiveexpressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations
conventionalformed by agreement or compact
spectruma continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order