GRE Word List

IMPUISSANCE

weakness

The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.

Random words

WordMeaning
titterto laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle
dallyto act playfully
triggera piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it
capaciouscontaining or capable of containing a great deal
chroniccontinuing or occurring again and again for a long time
vitriolicbitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism
demurto take exception : object
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
dismissto permit or cause to leave
fathomlessincapable of being fathomed : immeasurable