GRE Word List
IMPERVIOUS
not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable
The meaning of the word impervious is not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
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| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| expenditure | the act or process of expending |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |