GRE Word List

POTENTATE

ruler

The meaning of the word potentate is ruler.

Random words

WordMeaning
clichea trite phrase or expression
sartorialof or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes
doffto remove (an article of wear) from the body
recuperateto get back : regain
inertlacking the power to move
negligencethe quality or state of being negligent
rivuleta small stream
persistto go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning
raucousdisagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")