GRE Word List
IMPUISSANCE
weakness
The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retract | to draw back or in |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| render | to melt down |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| sarcasm | a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain |
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |