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impervious
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impervious [im′pər·vē·əs]
(science and technology)


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It was the great open wound that wouldn't heal, whose imperviousness to all the sparkling renderings and bold redevelopment plans for the site seemed to only grow as Ground Zero's ceaseless stagnancy charged closer and closer to the fifth anniversary of 9/11.
The decapitation of Grendel is a more complex matter, for Grendel's imperviousness to weapons may have died with him, meaning we cannot say for certain whether this attests to the giant-sword's supernatural qualities.
Cole provides the near-mythical imperviousness to violence that saves the day.
 
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