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 |
|---|---|
| cuisine | manner of preparing food : style of cooking |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| fester | to generate pus |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| homily | a usually short sermon |