GRE Word List
IMPUISSANCE
weakness
The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| reminiscent | of the character of or relating to reminiscence |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| propellant | capable of propelling |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| mobile | capable of moving or being moved : movable |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |