GRE Word List

PUISSANT

having puissance : powerful

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

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penitentfeeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant
predicamentthe character, status, or classification assigned by a predication
hallucinationa sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine)
condoneto regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless
browbeatto intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully
magnatea person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area
altercationa noisy, heated, angry dispute
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
cozento deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery
fractioustending to be troublesome : unruly