GRE Word List

PUISSANT

having puissance : powerful

The meaning of the word puissant is having puissance : powerful.

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WordMeaning
dowrythe money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage
feignto give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression
timbrethe quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as
simulateto give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate
stratageman artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy
prognosisthe prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case
calculatedapt
unsightlynot pleasing to the sight : not comely
sluggarda habitually lazy person
discounta reduction made from the gross (see gross