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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conversant | having knowledge or experience |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
