GRE Word List
POTENTATE
ruler
The meaning of the word potentate is ruler.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |
| compelling | that compels: such as |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| dossier | a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| seemly | good-looking |