GRE Word List

IMPERIL

to bring into peril : endanger

The meaning of the word imperil is to bring into peril : endanger.

Random words

WordMeaning
residuesomething that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant
dissensiondisagreement
recalcitrantobstinately defiant of authority or restraint
insurmountableincapable of being surmounted : insuperable
touchstonea fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis
propinquitynearness of blood : kinship
sanguinemarked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic
voluptuoussuggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form
pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
marto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil