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
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| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| implication | something implied: such as |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
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| artless | lacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |