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.
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indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |
pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |
outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
freebooter | pirate |
gestate | to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |
pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |