GRE Word List

IMPUISSANCE

weakness

The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.

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WordMeaning
rumbleto make a low heavy rolling sound
feuda mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate
itineranttraveling from place to place
infringeto encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another
gerontocracyrule by elders
peregrinationto travel especially on foot : walk
cauterizeto sear with a cautery or caustic
sheerunqualified
hazymade dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze
pompositypompous demeanor, speech, or behavior