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
milieuthe physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment
draughta 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
ratiocinationthe process of exact thinking : reasoning
pranceto spring from the hind legs or move by so doing
cameoa gem carved in relief (see relief
chimericalexisting only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary
cisternan artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater)
quandarya state of perplexity or doubt
waketo be or remain awake
gaudyostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented