GRE Word List
IMPUISSANCE
weakness
The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impeach | to charge with a crime or misdemeanor |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |