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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waftto move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium
pretentiouscharacterized by pretension: such as
rummageto make a thorough search or investigation
plauditan act or round of applause
disfigureto impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries
valedictoryof or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell
sanctuarya consecrated place: such as
subsideto sink or fall to the bottom : settle
graphitea soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
imbalancelack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion