GRE Word List
PUISSANT
having puissance : powerful
The meaning of the word puissant is having puissance : powerful.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nib | bill |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| dummy | a person who is incapable of speaking |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| articulate | expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively |
| belabor | to attack verbally |