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 |
|---|---|
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| nimble | quick and light in motion : agile |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| saline | consisting of or containing salt |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |