GRE Word List
IMPUISSANCE
weakness
The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| efficacy | the power to produce an effect |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| refurbish | to brighten or freshen up : renovate |
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |