GRE Word List

IMPUISSANCE

weakness

The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.

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WordMeaning
dintforce
ghastlyterrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening
scotchscottish
quackto make the characteristic cry of a duck
lollto hang loosely or laxly : droop
paroxysma fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion
baskto lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere
ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted
promontorya high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water
vetoan authoritative prohibition : interdiction