GRE Word List
POTENTATE
ruler
The meaning of the word potentate is ruler.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| complementary | serving to fill out or complete |
| heyday | the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| potpourri | a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| manumit | to release from slavery |