GRE Word List
IMPUISSANCE
weakness
The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| fuddle | booze |
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |