GRE Word List

IMPINGE

encroach

The meaning of the word impinge is encroach.

Random words

WordMeaning
inconsequentialof no significance : unimportant
comebacka sharp or witty reply : retort
shirkto go stealthily : sneak
staminathe bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance
championa winner of first prize or first place in competition
honeto sharpen or smooth with a whetstone
nihilista viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless
evasivetending or intended to evade : equivocal
drossthe scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source