GRE Word List

POTENTATE

ruler

The meaning of the word potentate is ruler.

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WordMeaning
postmortemdone, occurring, or collected after death
sidetracksiding
serpentineof or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement)
ostensibleintended for display : open to view
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
bearingthe manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear
elaborationplanned or carried out with great care
perfunctorycharacterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical
vaingloriousmarked by vainglory : boastful
venalcapable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable