GRE Word List
IMPUGN
to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity
The meaning of the word impugn is to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
| spasmodic | relating to or affected or characterized by spasm |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| sap | the fluid part of a plant |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |