GRE Word List
POTENTATE
ruler
The meaning of the word potentate is ruler.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |