GRE Word List
IMPETUS
a driving force : impulse
The meaning of the word impetus is a driving force : impulse.
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musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
inclusive | broad in orientation or scope |
partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |
duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |
bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |