GRE Word List

PUISSANT

having puissance : powerful

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

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WordMeaning
irreconcilableimpossible to reconcile
defeatistan attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat
opprobriumsomething that brings disgrace
scadany of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus)
sustenancemeans of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living
beseechto beg for urgently or anxiously
bereftdeprived or robbed of the possession or use of something
extemporaneouscomposed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu
vouchsafeto grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner
skinflinta person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser