GRE Word List

IMPERIL

to bring into peril : endanger

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

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WordMeaning
lilliputianof, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput
reprobationthe act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated
reverberatereflect
usurpto seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right
decolletewearing a strapless or low-necked dress
collationa light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper
doldrumsa spell of listlessness or despondency
solublesusceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water
portendto give an omen or anticipatory sign of
hinterlandsa region lying inland from a coast