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
touchingcapable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion
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capaciouscontaining or capable of containing a great deal
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confluencea coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point
supplicantone who supplicates
tendentiousmarked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased
meteto give out by measure : dole out
contextthe parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning
slitherto slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface