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 |
|---|---|
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |
| reminiscent | of the character of or relating to reminiscence |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'รฉtat |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |