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 |
|---|---|
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| conversant | having knowledge or experience |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| pied | of two or more colors in blotches |
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |