GRE Word List
IMPETUOUS
marked by impulsive vehemence or passion
The meaning of the word impetuous is marked by impulsive vehemence or passion.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| unison | identity in musical pitch |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| conscientious | meticulous |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |