GRE Word List

POTENTATE

ruler

The meaning of the word potentate is ruler.

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WordMeaning
coupa sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat
fraya usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute
galleona heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish
wiltloose freshness; droop
accompliceone associated with another especially in wrongdoing
retributionrecompense
indisputablenot disputable : unquestionable
cipherzero
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
appropriateespecially suitable or compatible : fitting