GRE Word List
IMPINGE
encroach
The meaning of the word impinge is encroach.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| monogram | a sign of identity usually formed of the combined initials of a name |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |