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 |
|---|---|
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| mundane | of, relating to, or characteristic of the world |
| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |
| ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| veracious | truthful |