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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WordMeaning
adjournto suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time
premeditateto think about and revolve in the mind beforehand
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
heydaythe period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity
obsequya funeral or burial rite
parquetto furnish with a floor of parquet
curfewthe sounding of a bell at evening
degradationthe act or process of degrading
remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach
credulityreadiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence