GRE Word List
POTENTATE
ruler
The meaning of the word potentate is ruler.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| pendant | something suspended: such as |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| fray | a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |