GRE Word List

POTENTATE

ruler

The meaning of the word potentate is ruler.

Random words

WordMeaning
recitala detailed account : enumeration
thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
outgoinggoing away : departing
paucitysmallness of number : fewness
doffto remove (an article of wear) from the body
scrimmagea minor battle : skirmish
inductiveof, relating to, or employing mathematical or logical induction
husbandrythe cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture
scintillateto emit sparks : spark