GRE Word List
IMPUISSANCE
weakness
The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |
| shove | to push along |
| factious | of or relating to faction: such as |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| spawn | to deposit or fertilize spawn |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |