GRE Word List
IMPUISSANCE
weakness
The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| beguile | hoodwink |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| foible | the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| trample | tramp |
| judiciary | a system of courts of law |