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 |
|---|---|
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| prosperity | the condition of being successful or thriving |
| beguile | hoodwink |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| blush | outward appearance : view |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| maroon | a dark red |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |