GRE Word List
IMPETUOUS
marked by impulsive vehemence or passion
The meaning of the word impetuous is marked by impulsive vehemence or passion.
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didactic | designed or intended to teach |
extol | to praise highly : glorify |
contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
beware | to be on one's guard |
pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |
lithe | easily bent or flexed |
impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |