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 |
|---|---|
| onus | burden |
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |
| implode | to burst inward |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| application | an act of applying: |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |