GRE Word List
PUISSANT
having puissance : powerful
The meaning of the word puissant is having puissance : powerful.
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|---|---|
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| atypical | not typical : irregular |
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| pose | to set forth or offer for attention or consideration |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |