GRE Word List
PUISSANT
having puissance : powerful
The meaning of the word puissant is having puissance : powerful.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| reverberate | reflect |
| rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
| vouch | to supply supporting evidence or testimony |
| harry | to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| alcove | a small recessed section of a room : nook |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| flux | a flowing of fluid from the body: such as |