GRE Word List

POTENTATE

ruler

The meaning of the word potentate is ruler.

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WordMeaning
drudgerydull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor
hurtleto move rapidly or forcefully
mustyimpaired by damp or mildew : moldy
inductto put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install
pugnacityhaving a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent
adversitya state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune
peripatetica follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism
maladroitlacking adroitness : inept
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
refuteto prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous