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 |
|---|---|
| broil | to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| abode | the place where one lives : home |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |