GRE Word List

IMPUISSANCE

weakness

The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.

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WordMeaning
threshto separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically
fancyto have a fancy (see fancy
aeriethe nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop
profaneto treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate
vantagea position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view
agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
dementedmad
sporadicoccurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances
rancorbitter deep-seated ill will
apologistsomeone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism