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 |
|---|---|
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| conversant | having knowledge or experience |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |