GRE Word List
IMPINGE
encroach
The meaning of the word impinge is encroach.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| prowess | distinguished bravery |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |