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 |
|---|---|
| desiccate | to dry up |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| gourmet | a connoisseur of food and drink |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |