GRE Word List
IMPUISSANCE
weakness
The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| valor | strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |