GRE Word List
POTENTATE
ruler
The meaning of the word potentate is ruler.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| enduring | lasting |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| repository | a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository |
| debut | a first appearance |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| luxuriate | to grow profusely : thrive |
| beatitude | a state of utmost bliss |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |