GRE Word List
IMPETUS
a driving force : impulse
The meaning of the word impetus is a driving force : impulse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| prerogative | an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| unregenerate | not regenerate |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |