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 |
|---|---|
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| fabricate | invent |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
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