GRE Word List
IMPOTENT
weak; ineffective; lacking in physical strength or power
The meaning of the word impotent is weak; ineffective; lacking in physical strength or power.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| arrogance | pride; haughtiness; ADJ. arrogant: unpleasantly self-important (with a strong confidence in one's own importance and a lack of respect for other people) |
| ford | place where a river can be crossed on foot; V. |
| antithesis | contrast; direct opposite of or to; ADJ. antithetic or antithetical |
| sustain | suffer (harm or loss); experience; support; prop; maintain; keep in existence; nourish (to maintain life); Ex. sustain the family/the trapped miners |
| mortify | humiliate by embarassing excessively; shame; punish the flesh; discipline (one's body) by self-denial; Ex. mortified by her blunder; Ex. mortify the flesh; CF. cause to die |
| abrasive | rubbing away; tending to grind down |
| parallelism | state of being parallel; similarity; analogy |
| befuddle | confuse thoroughly |
| autonomous | self-governing; N. autonomy |
| traumatic | (of an experience) deeply shocking; pertaining to an injury caused by violence; N. trauma: serious wound; emotional shock that causes lasting psychological damage |
