GRE Word List
PUISSANT
having puissance : powerful
The meaning of the word puissant is having puissance : powerful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |
| matrix | something within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form |
| curator | a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| postulate | demand |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |