GRE Word List
POTENTATE
ruler
The meaning of the word potentate is ruler.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |