GRE Word List

IMPUISSANCE

weakness

The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.

Random words

WordMeaning
mannerismexaggerated or affected (see affected
lacerationthe act of lacerating
quagmiresoft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot
equivocalsubject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse
flounderflatfish
nubileof marriageable condition or age
ramparta protective barrier : bulwark
sordidmarked by baseness or grossness : vile
remnanta usually small part, member, or trace remaining
remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach