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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| codify | to reduce to a code |
| dulcet | sweet to the taste |
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |