GRE Word List
IMPUISSANCE
weakness
The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vital | of the utmost importance |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| denomination | an act of denominating |