GRE Word List
IMPUISSANCE
weakness
The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| grate | grating |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |
| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |