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 |
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| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
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| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
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| mobile | capable of moving or being moved : movable |
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| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |