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 |
|---|---|
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |
| lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |