GRE Word List

PUISSANT

having puissance : powerful

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

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WordMeaning
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
stipenda fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses
comeuppancea deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts
retrenchcut down
idiosyncrasya peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality
memorialserving to preserve remembrance : commemorative
befuddleto muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink
connivancethe act of conniving
mammothany of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair
obfuscateto throw into shadow : darken