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
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| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| miniature | a copy on a much reduced scale |
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| flux | a flowing of fluid from the body: such as |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |