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 |
|---|---|
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| betray | to lead astray |
| magistrate | an official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as |
| morbid | of, relating to, or characteristic of disease |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| dilute | attenuate |
| expound | to set forth : state |