GRE Word List

PUISSANT

having puissance : powerful

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

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recessionthe act or action of receding : withdrawal
mogulan Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin
pluckto pull or pick off or out
dregssediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate
decimateto select by lot and kill every tenth man of
nefariousflagrantly wicked or impious : evil
muralof, relating to, or resembling a wall
irretrievablenot retrievable : impossible to regain or recover
ribaldmarked by coarseness or lewdness : crude
tangiblecapable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable