GRE Word List
IMPUISSANCE
weakness
The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
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| ideology | a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| enrapture | to fill with delight |
| satirical | of, relating to, or constituting satire |
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| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| condign | deserved |