GRE Word List
IMPENETRABLE
incapable of being penetrated or pierced
The meaning of the word impenetrable is incapable of being penetrated or pierced.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prosody | the study of versification |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| die | to pass from physical life : expire |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| wreak | bring about |