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 |
|---|---|
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| forego | to go before : precede |
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |
| anarchy | absence of government |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |