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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amnesialoss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness
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bolstera long pillow or cushion
circumspectcareful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent
chasteinnocent of unlawful sexual intercourse
historichistorical
cumulativeincreasing by successive additions
deportto send out of the country by legal deportation
resplendentshining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor
puckerto become wrinkled or constricted