GRE Word List
POTENTATE
ruler
The meaning of the word potentate is ruler.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| superficial | of, relating to, or located near a surface |
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| perforate | to make a hole through |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |