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 |
|---|---|
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |