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 |
|---|---|
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |