GRE Word List
IMPUISSANCE
weakness
The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| condign | deserved |
| cascade | a steep usually small fall of water |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| antidote | a remedy to counteract the effects of poison |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |