GRE Word List
IMPETUS
a driving force : impulse
The meaning of the word impetus is a driving force : impulse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| satiate | filled to satiety |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| quotidian | occurring every day |
| epitome | a typical or ideal example : embodiment |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| unconscionable | shockingly unfair or unjust |
| mogul | an Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |