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 |
|---|---|
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| 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 |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| finale | the close or termination of something: such as |