GRE Word List

IMPETUS

a driving force : impulse

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

Random words

WordMeaning
backslideto lapse morally or in the practice of religion
intangiblenot tangible : impalpable
diluteattenuate
coincorner
breadthdistance from side to side : width
ornithologista branch of zoology dealing with birds
genuflectto bend the knee
emendto correct usually by textual alterations
confinesomething (such as borders or walls) that encloses
filingan act or instance of using a file