GRE Word List
POTENTATE
ruler
The meaning of the word potentate is ruler.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
| gestate | to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |
| climactic | of, relating to, or constituting a climax |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| recital | a detailed account : enumeration |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| inert | lacking the power to move |