GRE Word List
PUISSANT
having puissance : powerful
The meaning of the word puissant is having puissance : powerful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| constitution | the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| politic | political |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |