GRE Word List
POTENTATE
ruler
The meaning of the word potentate is ruler.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| canny | clever |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |