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 |
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| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |
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| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
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