GRE Word List
IMPUISSANCE
weakness
The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| indignation | anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean |
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| tablet | a flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |