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 |
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| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| amend | to put right |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| exude | to ooze out |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |