imperviousadjective
uk/ɪmˈpɜː.vi.əs/us/ɪmˈpɝː.vi.əs/impervious adjective (SUBSTANCE)
specialized geology, engineering not allowing liquid to go through:
How does glue bond with impervious substances like glass and metal?
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Physics: the state of matter
- absorbency
- acid
- acidic
- compress
- filtrate
- gritty
- heavy water
- limy
- liquid
- molten
- non-flammable
- permeable
- plasma
- powder
- powdered
- pressurized
- runny
- slurry
- sulphur
- thin
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impervious adjective (PERSON)
If someone is impervious to something,they are not influenced or affected by something:
He is impervious to criticism and rational argument.
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Self-control and moderation
- ahold
- be in command (of yourself) idiom
- collect
- command
- constraint
- continent
- cut your coat according to your cloth idiom
- decorous
- dignified
- grip
- lightly
- mind over matter idiom
- moderation
- moderation in all things idiom
- monastic
- restrict
- restrict yourself to sth
- rise above sth
- self-controlled
- self-denial
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