GRE Word List

POTENTATE

ruler

The meaning of the word potentate is ruler.

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WordMeaning
interdicta Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district
rationalhaving reason or understanding
bravadoblustering swaggering conduct
symmetrybalanced proportions
panga brief piercing spasm of pain
pejorativea word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation
veracityconformity with truth or fact : accuracy
sacrosanctmost sacred or holy : inviolable
reciteto repeat from memory or read aloud publicly
shedto rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted