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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WordMeaning
inklinga slight knowledge or vague notion
insensibleincapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as
immolateto kill or destroy especially by fire
harassexhaust
pellucidadmitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion
welterwrithe
codaa concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure
eccentricdeviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable