GRE Word List

IMPUISSANCE

weakness

The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.

Random words

WordMeaning
grossglaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness
sophistrysubtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation
dehydrateto remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water
unequivocalleaving no doubt : clear
predetermineforeordain
dappledmarked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background
mundaneof, relating to, or characteristic of the world
quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words
disinterestednot having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged
palliddeficient in color : wan