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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palimpsestwriting material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased
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diffusebeing at once verbose and ill-organized
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