TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 15-Mar-12
If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web. 15-Mar-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists potentate [ POHT-n-teyt ] [ noun ] MEANING : 1. a powerful personality who rules others, an emperor or sovereign 2. a dominant person, leader of a group or venture USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : Obama, a charismatic potentate, is renowned for his calm mannerisms USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : The coastline of South Africa, stretching 1,740 miles (2,800 kilometers) from Mozambique to Namibia, is presided over by two great oceanic systems: a powerful current on one side of the continent and a strong upwelling on the other. Like potentates, they control what happens in their respective realms. National Geographic, Oceans of Plenty , By Kennedy Warne engross ...