GRE Word List
PUISSANT
having puissance : powerful
The meaning of the word puissant is having puissance : powerful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |