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   impasse

   /amˈpɑːs/

   noun

   • 1. a situation in which no progress is possible, especially because of disagreement; a deadlock: "the current political impasse"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from French, from im- (expressing negation) + the stem of passer ‘to pass’.

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • I

     1

   • M

     3

   • P

     3

   • A

     1

   • S

     1

   • S

     1

   • E

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