GRE Word List
PUISSANT
having puissance : powerful
The meaning of the word puissant is having puissance : powerful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| unequivocal | leaving no doubt : clear |
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |