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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WordMeaning
relinquishto withdraw or retreat from : leave behind
factitiousproduced by humans rather than by natural forces
carcinogenicproducing or tending to produce cancer
patrimonyan estate inherited from one's father or ancestor
impermeablenot permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance
unscathedwholly unharmed : not injured
equivocateto use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive
slitherto slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface
obliterateto remove utterly from recognition or memory
sturdyfirmly built or constituted : stout