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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| provision | the act or process of providing |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| blatant | noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous |
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