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 |
|---|---|
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |
| application | an act of applying: |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| low | having a small upward extension or elevation |
| queasy | causing nausea |
| wake | to be or remain awake |
| momentum | a property (see property |