GRE Word List
IMPUISSANCE
weakness
The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deplore | to feel or express grief for |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| catholic | roman catholic |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |