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 |
|---|---|
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| sleek | slick |
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |
| bolt | a lightning stroke |
| anarchist | a person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| veneer | a thin sheet of a material: such as |
| fallacious | embodying a fallacy |