GRE Word List
IMPUISSANCE
weakness
The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
| malediction | curse |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| willowy | abounding with willows |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |