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 |
|---|---|
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| allude | to make indirect reference |
| spartan | a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta |
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |
| dissension | disagreement |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |