GRE Word List

POTENTATE

ruler

The meaning of the word potentate is ruler.

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WordMeaning
maraudto roam about and raid in search of plunder
profaneto treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate
incursiona hostile entrance into a territory : raid
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
precepta command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action
vertexthe top of the head
exhumedisinter
rudimentaryconsisting in first principles : fundamental
therapeuticof or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative
decantto draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers