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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| psychosomatic | of, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| fusillade | a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |