GRE Word List
POTENTATE
ruler
The meaning of the word potentate is ruler.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| physiological | of or relating to physiology |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| unfeigned | not feigned or hypocritical : genuine |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |