GRE Word List
IMPUISSANCE
weakness
The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| jibe | to be in accord : agree |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |