GRE Word List
IMPUISSANCE
weakness
The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| imbue | endow |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| coalesce | to grow together |
| convulsion | an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |