GRE Word List
POTENTATE
monarch; sovereign
The meaning of the word potentate is monarch; sovereign.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| complement | complete; consummate; make perfect; N. |
| earn | gain for the performance of service or labor; gain (something that one deserves); deserve |
| brawl | noisy quarrel |
| studied | carefully contrived; calculated; unspontaneous; deliberate; thoughtful; Ex. studied remark |
| whimsy | whim; tendency to behave amusingly strangely; Ex. story full of whimsy |
| impoverish | make poor; deprive of natural strength or something important; Ex. impoverished soil |
| valid | logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable; effective; Ex. valid reasoning/passport |
| pithy | concise and meaningful; substantial; meaty |
| offhand | casual; done without prior thought or preparation |
| agape | openmouthed |
