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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WordMeaning
terseusing few words : devoid of superfluity
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discrepancythe quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance
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inadvertentlyunintentional
embossto raise the surface of into bosses
endorseto write on the back of
collateto compare critically
firebranda piece of burning wood
adjacentnot distant : nearby