GRE Word List

POTENTATE

ruler

The meaning of the word potentate is ruler.

Random words

WordMeaning
interdicta Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district
recumbentsuggestive of repose : leaning
secessionwithdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement
caninea conical pointed tooth
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
gloss_overexplain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults
commandeerto compel to perform military service
statutea law enacted by the legislative branch of a government
jadedfatigued by overwork : exhausted
unceremoniousnot ceremonious : informal