GRE Word List

IMPERIL

to bring into peril : endanger

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

Random words

WordMeaning
suspensethe state of being suspended : suspension
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
residualremainder
superfluousexceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra
consternationamazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion
disgruntleto make ill-humored or discontented
resourcefulable to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means
lunarcrescent
inextricableforming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free
prefatoryof, relating to, or constituting a preface