GRE Word List

IMPUISSANCE

weakness

The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.

Random words

WordMeaning
militiaa part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency
incoherentlacking coherence: such as
gullany of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae)
tensioninner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion
listlesscharacterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit
sagaa prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
contrivedhaving an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial
stumpthe basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed
intriguethe practice of engaging in secret schemes