GRE Word List

IMPERMEABLE

not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance

The meaning of the word impermeable is not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance.

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ostracizeto exile by ostracism
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subsidiaryfurnishing aid or support : auxiliary
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spatefreshet
misapprehensionto apprehend wrongly : misunderstand
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prosaiccharacteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual
solaceto give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console