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 |
|---|---|
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| stock | a store or supply accumulated or available |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |
| addle | rotten |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| retrench | cut down |