GRE Word List
POTENTATE
ruler
The meaning of the word potentate is ruler.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| fulcrum | prop |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| anarchy | absence of government |
| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |