GRE Word List
IMPENETRABLE
not able to be pierced or entered; beyond understanding; impossible to understand; Ex. impenetrable mystery
The meaning of the word impenetrable is not able to be pierced or entered; beyond understanding; impossible to understand; Ex. impenetrable mystery.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| opprobrium | infamy; disgrace arising from shameful conduct; vilification(slander); scorn; contempt; Ex. opprobrium hurled against him; ADJ. opprobrious: expressing contempt; shameful or infamous |
| indisputable | too certain to be disputed; beyond doubt |
| profane | violate; desecrate (something holy); treat unworthily; be profane for; ADJ: secular; nonreligious; irreverent for holy things |
| extirpate | root up; uproot; destroy completely |
| plebiscite | direct vote by the entire electorate (on an important issue) |
| ineffable | unutterable; not to be uttered; taboo; that cannot be expressed in speech; indescribable; unspeakable; inexpressible; Ex. ineffable name/joy |
| irretrievable | impossible to recover or regain; CF. retrieve |
| urchin | mischievous child (usually a boy); CF. urchin: hedgehog; CF. porcupine: pig with spikes ?; CF. sea urchin |
| shrivel | make or become shrunken and wrinkled (often by drying) |
| invulnerable | incapable of injury; impossible to damage or injure |
