GRE Word List
IMPUISSANCE
weakness
The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mystic | mystical |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| condiments | something used to enhance the flavor of food |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| ignite | to set afire |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |