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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| magnitude | great size or extent |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| fluency | the quality or state of being fluent |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |