GRE Word List
IMPUISSANCE
weakness
The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| longevity | a long duration of individual life |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| nexus | connection |