GRE Word List
IMPUISSANCE
powerlessness; feebleness
The meaning of the word impuissance is powerlessness; feebleness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| emboss | produce a design in raised relief; decorate with a raised design |
| score | number of points; written form of a musical composition; reason; group of 20; notch or incision; Ex. full/vocal score; Ex. Don't worry on that score; V: mark with lines or notches; Ex. score the paper to make it easy to fold |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy; Ex. tawdry jewelry |
| amiable | agreeable; lovable; warmly friendly |
| rubble | fragments (esp. from a destroyed building) |
| prestige | respect or admiration; impression produced by achievements or reputation; ADJ: causing admiration; ADJ. prestigious: having prestige |
| ostentatious | showy; trying to attract attention; pretentious; N. ostentation: showy display |
| grumble | complain; mutter discontentedly; grouch; N. |
| atavism | resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; reversion to an earlier type; throwback; ADJ. atavistic |
| meteoric | like a meteor; swift; momentarily brilliant; Ex. meteoric rise to fame; N. meteor |
