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 |
|---|---|
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |
| wake | to be or remain awake |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |