GRE Word List

IMPUISSANCE

weakness

The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.

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WordMeaning
proprietythe quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness
festiveof, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival
clariona medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones
miragean optical (see optical
exaltto raise in rank, power, or character
gourmandone who is excessively fond of eating and drinking
lewdobscene
campa place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers)
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
rapaciousexcessively grasping or covetous