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 |
|---|---|
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| kudos | praise given for achievement |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| granulate | to form or crystallize into grains or granules |
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| microcosm | a little world |