GRE Word List

IMPUISSANCE

weakness

The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.

Random words

WordMeaning
outmodednot being in style
glareto shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light
complicityassociation or participation in or as if in a wrongful act
obeliskan upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid
infinitesimalimmeasurably or incalculably small
exodusthe mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table
carnagethe flesh of slain animals or humans
wadeto step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air
curatora person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits
irrevocablenot possible to revoke : unalterable