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 |
|---|---|
| demur | to take exception : object |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| steep | lofty |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |