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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| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
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| whittle | a large knife |
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| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
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| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |