GRE Word List
POTENTATE
ruler
The meaning of the word potentate is ruler.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |