GRE Word List
IMPINGE
encroach
The meaning of the word impinge is encroach.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| flourish | to grow luxuriantly : thrive |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| sly | wise in practical affairs |