GRE Word List
IMPERIL
to bring into peril : endanger
The meaning of the word imperil is to bring into peril : endanger.
Random words
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diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |
amphibian | an amphibious organism |
acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
passe | past one's prime |
auxiliary | offering or providing help |