GRE Word List
IMPETUS
a driving force : impulse
The meaning of the word impetus is a driving force : impulse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| descry | to catch sight of |
| fusion | the act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat |
| endue | provide |
| figurine | a small carved or molded figure : statuette |
| callous | being hardened and thickened |