GRE Word List
MATRIARCH
a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state
The meaning of the word matriarch is a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| humdrum | monotonous |
| pied | of two or more colors in blotches |
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |