GRE Word List

POTENTATE

ruler

The meaning of the word potentate is ruler.

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WordMeaning
eccentricdeviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways
suppositionsomething that is supposed : hypothesis
billowingwave
circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
accoutreto provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit
subalternparticular with reference to a related universal proposition
gnarledfull of knots or gnarls : knotty
impartialnot partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally
fraileasily led into evil
furtivedone in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious