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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| renown | a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame |
| muddle | to make turbid or muddy |
| suspense | the state of being suspended : suspension |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| haggard | not tamed |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action : annul |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| indifferent | marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |