GRE Word List
IMPUISSANCE
weakness
The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| sanction | a formal decree |
| condole | grieve |
| proximity | the quality or state of being proximate : closeness |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| giddy | dizzy |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |