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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| asunder | into parts |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |