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 |
|---|---|
| inclusive | broad in orientation or scope |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |