GRE Word List

PUISSANT

having puissance : powerful

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

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WordMeaning
rebateto reduce the force or activity of : diminish
statutea law enacted by the legislative branch of a government
cohabitto live together as or as if a married couple
infiltrateto enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes
infernalof or relating to a nether world of the dead
fulcrumprop
ornithologista branch of zoology dealing with birds
consonanceharmony or agreement among components
augmentto make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
bombasticmarked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous