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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| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
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| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
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| maritime | of, relating to, or bordering on the sea |
| verge | brink |
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| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
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