GRE Word List
IMPERIL
put in danger
The meaning of the word imperil is put in danger.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fiasco | total failure; CF. bottle |
| trite | hackneyed; commonplace |
| seine | seine net; net for catching fish |
| heresy | opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion; ADJ. heretical; CF. heretic |
| ingenious | marked by inventive skill; clever; resourceful; N. ingenuity |
| impersonal | not being a person; not showing personal feelings; Ex. impersonal force/manner/organization |
| knell | tolling of a bell especially to indicate a funeral, disaster, etc.; sound of the funeral bell; V. |
| circuit | closed circular line around an area; circumference; regularly repeated journey from place to place |
| dogged | determined; stubborn; stubbornly persevering; tenacious; Ex. Inspector Javert's dogged pursuit of Jean Valjean |
| spectral | ghostly; N. specter: spectre; ghost; phantom |
