GRE Word List
IMPUISSANCE
weakness
The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| renown | a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame |
| bluff | having a broad flattened front |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| callous | being hardened and thickened |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| enhance | heighten |