GRE Word List
IMPUISSANCE
weakness
The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| conundrum | an intricate and difficult problem |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |