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 |
|---|---|
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |
| dire | exciting horror |
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |
| advocate | one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal |