GRE Word List

IMPUISSANCE

weakness

The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.

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WordMeaning
impeachto charge with a crime or misdemeanor
sinecurean office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income
discreditto refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve
cameoa gem carved in relief (see relief
elopeto run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent
scurriloususing or given to coarse language
benedictionthe invocation (see invocation
immolateto kill or destroy especially by fire
paroxysma fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion
audaciousintrepidly daring : adventurous