GRE Word List

PUISSANT

having puissance : powerful

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

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annalsa record of events arranged in yearly sequence
aberrationthe fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state
appendattach
somaticof, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm
amputateto remove by or as if by cutting
descryto catch sight of
lucrativeproducing wealth : profitable
nonplusa state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary
crypticsecret