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 |
|---|---|
| sentinel | sentry |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| fortuitous | occurring by chance |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |