GRE Word List

IMPUISSANCE

weakness

The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.

Random words

WordMeaning
terseusing few words : devoid of superfluity
psychiatrista medical doctor who diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders : a specialist in psychiatry
incontrovertiblenot open to question : indisputable
anodyneserving to alleviate pain
skinflinta person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser
pompositypompous demeanor, speech, or behavior
outstripto go faster or farther than
proximitythe quality or state of being proximate : closeness
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
indeliblethat cannot be removed, washed away, or erased