GRE Word List
IMPUISSANCE
weakness
The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| reckon | count |
| physiognomy | the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance |
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |