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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| orientation | the act or process of orienting or of being oriented |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |