GRE Word List
POTENTATE
ruler
The meaning of the word potentate is ruler.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| robust | having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health |
| brazen | made of brass |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt : tangible |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |