GRE Word List
POTENTATE
ruler
The meaning of the word potentate is ruler.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| dazzle | to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light |
| ejaculation | an act of ejaculating |
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| engender | beget |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |