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 |
|---|---|
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| aspire | to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal |
| cemetery | a burial ground |
| inequity | injustice |
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| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
| frigid | intensely cold |