GRE Word List
IMPUISSANCE
weakness
The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| courier | messenger |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
