GRE Word List
MATRIARCH
woman who rules a family or larger social group
The meaning of the word matriarch is woman who rules a family or larger social group.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| malign | speak evil of; bad-mouth(criticize spitefully); defame; ADJ: harmful; Ex. malign influence |
| felon | person convicted of a grave crime; CF. felony: serious crime |
| slap | hit quickly with the flat part of the hand; N. CF. smack |
| gratis | free; without charge; ADJ. |
| saccharine | cloying sweet; characteristic of sugar or saccharin |
| recuperate | recover; return to health; regain; Ex. recuperate losses |
| redundant | superfluous; more than is necessary; verbose; excessively wordy; repetitious |
| char | make or become black by burning; reduce or be reduced to carbon or charcoal(black substance made by burning wood) by incomplete combustion |
| resplendent | brilliant; splendid in appearance; dazzling; glorious |
| nadir | lowest point; point on the celestial sphere diametrically opposite the zenith |