GRE Word List
PEREMPTORY
putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay
The meaning of the word peremptory is putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| duration | continuance in time |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| epoch | an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development |
| mobile | capable of moving or being moved : movable |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |