GRE Word List

MAGNATE

a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area

The meaning of the word magnate is a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area.

Random words

WordMeaning
promoteto advance in station, rank, or honor : raise
promulgateto make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim
mandatoryrequired by a law or rule : obligatory
pluckto pull or pick off or out
qualmsa feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety
raimentclothing
preamblean introductory statement
galleona heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish
impudencethe quality or state of being impudent
bulgeto jut out : swell