GRE Word List
IMPETUS
a driving force : impulse
The meaning of the word impetus is a driving force : impulse.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
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| levitate | to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation |
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |