GRE Word List
POTENTATE
ruler
The meaning of the word potentate is ruler.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| hive | a container for housing honeybees |
| wiggle | to move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |