GRE Word List
PUISSANT
having puissance : powerful
The meaning of the word puissant is having puissance : powerful.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| prosper | to succeed in an enterprise or activity |
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |
| eclectic | composed of elements drawn from various sources |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |