GRE Word List
PUISSANT
having puissance : powerful
The meaning of the word puissant is having puissance : powerful.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| provision | the act or process of providing |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| swear | to utter or take solemnly (an oath) |
| pitfall | trap |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| frail | easily led into evil |