GRE Word List
IMPUISSANCE
weakness
The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stink | to emit a strong offensive odor |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| oblivious | lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| advocate | one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |