GRE Word List
IMPUISSANCE
weakness
The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| outmoded | not being in style |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
| exodus | the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| curator | a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |