GRE Word List
POTENTATE
ruler
The meaning of the word potentate is ruler.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| statute | a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
| demise | death |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| mystic | mystical |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |