GRE Word List
IMPETUS
a driving force : impulse
The meaning of the word impetus is a driving force : impulse.
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| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| outrage | an act of violence or brutality |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| myriad | ten thousand |