GRE Word List

POTENTATE

ruler

The meaning of the word potentate is ruler.

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WordMeaning
introspectivecharacterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection
biennialoccurring every two years
gradationa series forming successive stages
exceptwith the exclusion or exception of
outgoinggoing away : departing
expiateto make amends for
psychosisa serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions
browbeatto intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully
horoscopea diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life
inimitablenot capable of being imitated : matchless