GRE Word List
POTENTATE
ruler
The meaning of the word potentate is ruler.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| peerless | matchless |
| admonish | to indicate duties or obligations to |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |