GRE Word List
IMPERIL
to bring into peril : endanger
The meaning of the word imperil is to bring into peril : endanger.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| multifarious | having or occurring in great variety : diverse |
| tremor | a trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease |
| rustle | to make or cause a rustle |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| tessellated | having a checkered appearance |