GRE Word List
IMPUISSANCE
weakness
The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
| flirt | to move erratically : flit |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| betroth | to promise to marry |