GRE Word List
POTENTATE
ruler
The meaning of the word potentate is ruler.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| complementary | serving to fill out or complete |
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| rickety | affected with rickets |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| rave | to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium |
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| philatelist | a specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps |