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 |
|---|---|
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| imbue | endow |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| disband | to break up the organization of : dissolve |
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |