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 |
|---|---|
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| sear | being dried and withered |
| edifice | building |
| anthem | a song or hymn of praise or gladness |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| quarry | game |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |