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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exiguousexcessively scanty : inadequate
ostensibleintended for display : open to view
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theocracygovernment of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided
circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
impregnateto cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated
debutanteone making a debut (see debut
sophistphilosopher
imposturethe act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name
earthlycharacteristic of or belonging to this earth