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
optionalinvolving an option : not compulsory
supplecompliant often to the point of obsequiousness
revileto subject to verbal abuse : vituperate
inclementlacking mildness: such as
ravenousrapacious
portendto give an omen or anticipatory sign of
courtthe residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary
peremptoryputting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay
repudiateto refuse to accept
concavehollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl