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 |
|---|---|
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ยน/โโ millimeter or less in diameter |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |