GRE Word List

IMPUISSANCE

weakness

The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.

Random words

WordMeaning
reclusemarked by withdrawal from society : solitary
genealogyan account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms
tumultdisorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion
insouciantlighthearted unconcern : nonchalance
grapplethe act or an instance of grappling
flickerto move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter
incorrigibleincapable of being corrected or amended: such as
fitacceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper
hibernalof, relating to, or occurring in winter
circumspectcareful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent