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 |
|---|---|
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| monotony | tedious sameness |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| culmination | the action of culminating |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| bliss | complete happiness |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |