GRE Word List
IMPUISSANCE
weakness
The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| pied | of two or more colors in blotches |
| appease | pacify |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| antiseptic | opposing microbial infection |