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 |
|---|---|
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| beeline | a straight direct course |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| rapport | a friendly, harmonious relationship |
| calorific | caloric |
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |