GRE Word List
POTENTATE
ruler
The meaning of the word potentate is ruler.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ยน/โโ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| tend | to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |
| padre | a Christian clergyman |
| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |