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.

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WordMeaning
blusterto talk or act with noisy swaggering threats
dilapidateddecayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse
bicameralhaving, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber
travestya debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation
rapaciousexcessively grasping or covetous
acridsharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating
incommodiousnot commodious : inconvenient
repealto rescind or annul by authoritative act
sycophanta servile self-seeking flatterer
facetiousjoking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish