GRE Word List
PUISSANT
having puissance : powerful
The meaning of the word puissant is having puissance : powerful.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| congruence | the quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |