GRE Word List

PUISSANT

having puissance : powerful

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

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WordMeaning
refuseto express oneself as unwilling to accept
facsimilean exact copy
guffawa loud or boisterous burst of laughter
condoneto regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless
tortuousmarked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding
tridenta 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune)
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
quellto thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity
bitinghaving the power to bite
loathunwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant