GRE Word List
IMPINGE
infringe; encroach; influence; touch; collide with; Ex. The effects are impinging on every aspect of our lives.
The meaning of the word impinge is infringe; encroach; influence; touch; collide with; Ex. The effects are impinging on every aspect of our lives..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| acme | peak; pinnacle; highest point |
| lackluster | lacking luster(shine; gloss); dull |
| fumble | move the fingers and hands awkwardly (in search of something); mishandle or drop a ball that is in play; bungle; botch; spoil by mishandling; N. |
| reek | emit (an unpleasant odor or smoke); give off an unpleasant odor; give out smoke; Ex. reeking chimney; N: unpleasant odor; stench |
| imply | suggest a meaning not expressed; signify |
| breed | produce young; rear; bring up; produce (an undesirable condition); N: kind or sort of animal or plant |
| amorous | moved by sexual love; loving; of sexual love; Ex. amorous advances |
| multiform | having many forms |
| invoke | call and bring into use (a right or law); call on/upon (a higher power or god) for help; ask for; beg for; conjure (a spirit); Ex. invoke the veto power; Ex. invoke one's advisor/God |
| galvanize | stimulate or shock by an electric current; stimulate by shock; shock into action; stir up; coat with rust-resistant zinc by using electricity |
