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 |
|---|---|
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| overthrow | overturn |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |