GRE Word List

IMPETUS

a driving force : impulse

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

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exposeto deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition
arrogancean attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions
enthrallto hold spellbound : charm
outragean act of violence or brutality
unctionthe act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing
cisternan artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater)
disdaina feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn
subversivethe act of subverting : the state of being subverted
chauvinistan attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex
myriadten thousand