GRE Word List

IMPUISSANCE

weakness

The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.

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attributea quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something
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solecisman ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence
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treatisea systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached