GRE Word List
POTENTATE
ruler
The meaning of the word potentate is ruler.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| vortex | something that resembles a whirlpool |
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |