GRE Word List
POTENTATE
ruler
The meaning of the word potentate is ruler.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
| acknowledge | to recognize the rights, authority, or status of |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| hardy | bold |
| log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |