GRE Word List
POTENTATE
ruler
The meaning of the word potentate is ruler.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |