GRE Word List
PUISSANT
having puissance : powerful
The meaning of the word puissant is having puissance : powerful.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| hap | happening |
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |