GRE Word List
INSURMOUNTABLE
incapable of being surmounted : insuperable
The meaning of the word insurmountable is incapable of being surmounted : insuperable.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| submissive | submitting to others |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| compartment | a separate division or section |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |