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 |
|---|---|
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| religious | relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity |
| brazen | made of brass |
| queue | a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head |
| jabber | to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |
| prerogative | an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as |
