GRE Word List
IMPETUS
a driving force : impulse
The meaning of the word impetus is a driving force : impulse.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| oversee | survey |
| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| stink | to emit a strong offensive odor |