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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tossto throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk
commonplacecommonly found or seen : ordinary
punyslight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak
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timbrethe quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as
credentialwarranting credit or confidence
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