GRE Word List
DESPOT
a ruler with absolute power and authority
The meaning of the word despot is a ruler with absolute power and authority.
Random words
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|---|---|
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
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| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |