GRE Word List
POTENTATE
ruler
The meaning of the word potentate is ruler.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| complement | something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect |
| humility | freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |