GRE Word List
IMPUISSANCE
weakness
The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |
| deplore | to feel or express grief for |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| inclined | having inclination, disposition, or tendency |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| trance | stupor |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |