GRE Word List

IMPUISSANCE

weakness

The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.

Random words

WordMeaning
adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element
agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
furtivedone in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious
drivelnonsense
ruffiana brutal person : bully
reticentinclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved
luxuriateto grow profusely : thrive
unwittingnot knowing : unaware
hubbubnoise
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea