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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| sensuous | of or relating to the senses or sensible objects |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| minuscule | very small |
| disconsolate | cheerless |
| comprise | to be made up of |
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| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |