GRE Word List

IMPETUS

a driving force : impulse

The meaning of the word impetus is a driving force : impulse.

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WordMeaning
supplicateto make a humble entreaty
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
affrontto insult especially to the face by behavior or language
sustenancemeans of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living
proponentone who argues in favor of something : advocate
amalgamateto unite in or as if in an amalgam
amalgama mixture of different elements
bravadoblustering swaggering conduct
dregssediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate
panegyrica eulogistic oration or writing