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
kudospraise given for achievement
compliantready or disposed to comply : submissive
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
warrantsanction
explicitfully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent
warrantedsanction
bargainan agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other
obsessivetending to cause obsession
assiduousshowing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application
galvanizeto subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically