GRE Word List
POTENTATE
ruler
The meaning of the word potentate is ruler.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| repartee | a quick and witty reply |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |
| embryonic | of or relating to an embryo |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |
| potion | a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine) |