GRE Word List
PUISSANT
powerful; strong; potent; N. puissance: power
The meaning of the word puissant is powerful; strong; potent; N. puissance: power.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| agog | highly excited; intensely curious |
| pernicious | very harmful; deadly; very destructive; Ex. pernicious effect/anemia |
| simplistic | oversimplified |
| transcendent | exceeding ordinary limits; superior; surpassing; V. transcend: go beyond; exceed; surpass; N. transcendancy |
| inimical | (of someone) unfriendly; hostile; (of something) harmful; detrimental; CF. enemy |
| devoid | empty; lacking |
| holocaust | destruction by fire; CF. burnt whole; CF. Holocaust |
| botch | mismanage; blow |
| slither | slip or slide |
| embark | commence; go on board a boat; begin a journey |
