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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conversant | having knowledge or experience |
fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |
avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
recuperate | to get back : regain |
laceration | the act of lacerating |
repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
hide | to put out of sight : secrete |