GRE Word List

PUISSANT

having puissance : powerful

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

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WordMeaning
purgatoryan intermediate state after death for expiatory purification
satiatefilled to satiety
waftto move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium
embargoan order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports
pliablesupple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking
repletefully or abundantly provided or filled
nondescriptbelonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described
complacencyself-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies
awean emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime
obsequya funeral or burial rite