GRE Word List
IMPUISSANCE
weakness
The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| epoch | an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development |
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |
| mulct | fine |
| schism | division |
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |