GRE Word List

POTENTATE

ruler

The meaning of the word potentate is ruler.

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WordMeaning
sinistersingularly evil or productive of evil
defaceto mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details
depleteto empty of a principal substance
collateralproperty (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender
gallbrazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence
incontrovertiblenot open to question : indisputable
cedeto yield or grant typically by treaty
concavehollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl
senilitythe quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age
bellicosefavoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars