GRE Word List
REGENT
a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign
The meaning of the word regent is a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign.
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| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
| stultify | to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| misadventure | misfortune |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |