GRE Word List
POTENTATE
ruler
The meaning of the word potentate is ruler.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| lode | waterway |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |
| glaze | to furnish or fit with glass |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |