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 |
|---|---|
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| negate | to deny the existence or truth of |
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| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |
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| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
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| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| queasy | causing nausea |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |