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
tentativenot fully worked out or developed
paupera person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity
aspireto seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal
fruitionpleasurable use or possession : enjoyment
facsimilean exact copy
interdicta Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district
revulsiona strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal
intractablenot easily governed, managed, or directed
manifoldmarked by diversity or variety
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