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 |
|---|---|
| beware | to be on one's guard |
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| unfetter | to free from fetters |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
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| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |