GRE Word List
IMPUISSANCE
powerlessness; feebleness
The meaning of the word impuissance is powerlessness; feebleness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decorum | propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners; appropriateness of behavior or conduct |
| bane | posion; cause of ruin; ADJ. baneful: harmful; poisonous |
| nullify | make invalid; make null; invalidate |
| betray | be unfaithful; reveal (unconsciously or unwillingly); Ex. Her trembling hands betray her anxiety. |
| quixotic | idealistic but impractical; CF. Don Quixote |
| scavenge | hunt through discarded materials for usable items or food; search, especially for food; N. scavenger: one who scavenges; animal that feeds on refuse and carrion |
| rarefied | made less dense (of a gas); V. rarefy: make less dense; N. rarefaction |
| promulgate | announce; proclaim a doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| estranged | separated; alienated; V. estrange: alienate (people in a family); N. estrangement |
| inamorata | woman whom a man loves |
