GRE Word List

IMPUISSANCE

weakness

The meaning of the word impuissance is weakness.

Random words

WordMeaning
deignto condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop
piedof two or more colors in blotches
appeasepacify
underlyinglying beneath or below
ostentatiousattracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation
incinerateto cause to burn to ashes
discordantbeing at variance : disagreeing
perspicuityplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
affectedartificial; pretended
antisepticopposing microbial infection