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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| verbalize | to express something in words |
| disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |