GRE Word List
IMPETUS
a driving force : impulse
The meaning of the word impetus is a driving force : impulse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| contrive | devise |
| erudite | having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |