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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
