GRE Word List
IMPINGE
encroach
The meaning of the word impinge is encroach.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| overthrow | overturn |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| lackluster | lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| deserts | arid land with usually sparse vegetation |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |