GRE Word List
IMPINGE
encroach
The meaning of the word impinge is encroach.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| balm | a balsamic (see balsamic |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| undulating | having a wavy surface, edge, or markings |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |
| culmination | the action of culminating |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |