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 |
|---|---|
| comprehend | to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| sow | an adult female swine |
| hallowed | holy |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |