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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| negate | to deny the existence or truth of |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| outlook | a place offering a view |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| endear | to cause to become beloved or admired |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |