GRE Word List

PUISSANT

having puissance : powerful

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

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WordMeaning
vicaran ecclesiastical agent: such as
extantcurrently or actually existing
slapdashhaphazard
fractioustending to be troublesome : unruly
cognateof the same or similar nature : generically alike
malingererto pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work)
bastiona projecting part of a fortification
servitudea condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life
prosperto succeed in an enterprise or activity
vassala person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant