GRE Word List
IMPERVIOUS
not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable
The meaning of the word impervious is not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| demure | reserved |
| frantic | emotionally out of control |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| spartan | a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta |
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| apocalyptic | of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| weather | the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| ignite | to set afire |