GRE Word List

IMPUISSANCE

weakness

The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.

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WordMeaning
pristinebelonging to the earliest period or state : original
bilkto block the free development of : frustrate
interveneto occur, fall, or come between points of time or events
graphicof or relating to the pictorial arts
durationcontinuance in time
duplicitycontradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action
garishclothed in vivid colors
defrockto deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office
thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
attritionsorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God