GRE Word List
PUISSANT
having puissance : powerful
The meaning of the word puissant is having puissance : powerful.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flashy | lacking in substance or flavor : insipid |
| trample | tramp |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |