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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WordMeaning
chroniccontinuing or occurring again and again for a long time
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ideologya manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture
ephemerallasting a very short time
culpritone accused of or charged with a crime
speechlessunable to speak : dumb
implicitcapable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied
serendipitythe faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for
ambulatoryable to walk about and not bedridden
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance