GRE Word List
IMPUISSANCE
weakness
The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| dys- | abnormal |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |