GRE Word List
IMPETUS
moving force; momentum; force of a moving body; incentive; stimulus; impulse
The meaning of the word impetus is moving force; momentum; force of a moving body; incentive; stimulus; impulse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repulse | reject with rudeness or coldness (an offer or friendship); drive back (an enemy attack); CF. repulse $\neq$ cause repulsion |
| billowing | swelling out in waves; surging |
| cavil | quibble; make frivolous objections; find fault unnecessarily |
| excerpt | selected passage (written or musical) taken from a longer work; V. |
| audit | examination of accounts of a business; official examination; V. |
| gibberish | nonsense; nonsensical or unintelligible talk or writing; babbling |
| discourse | serious speech, writing, or conversation; formal discussion (either written or spoken); conversation; V. |
| embrace | hug; clasp with the arms; adopt or espouse; accept readily; encircle; include; Ex. embrace the cause/socialism; Ex. all-embracing; CF. brace; CF. bracelet |
| luminous | shining (esp. in the dark); issuing light; Ex. luminous paint/road signs |
| pervasive | spread throughout; V. pervade: (of smells, ideas, feelings) spread throughout; charge; permeate |
