GRE Word List
IMPUISSANCE
weakness
The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rumble | to make a low heavy rolling sound |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |
| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| sheer | unqualified |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |