GRE Word List

IMPUISSANCE

weakness

The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.

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WordMeaning
delugean overflowing of the land by water
unrequitednot requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind
memorialserving to preserve remembrance : commemorative
polygamistmarriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry
hysteriaa psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral
sinuousof a serpentine or wavy form : winding
historichistorical
catharsispurification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art
swarthyof a dark color, complexion, or cast
foistto introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant