GRE Word List
IMPINGE
encroach
The meaning of the word impinge is encroach.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| vouch | to supply supporting evidence or testimony |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |