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 |
|---|---|
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| title | the distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| premonitory | giving warning |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |