GRE Word List
POTENT
having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful
The meaning of the word potent is having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| defer | put off |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |