GRE Word List
POTENTATE
ruler
The meaning of the word potentate is ruler.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
| premonitory | giving warning |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| protocol | an original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |