GRE Word List
IMPUISSANCE
weakness
The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| egregious | conspicuous |
| crave | to ask for earnestly : beg |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |