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 |
|---|---|
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| overthrow | overturn |
| hue | overall character or appearance to the mind : complexion |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| inadvertently | unintentional |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| quisling | traitor |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |