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.
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| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
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| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |
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| causal | expressing or indicating cause : causative |
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| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |