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 |
|---|---|
| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
| bask | to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere |
| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |
| haunt | to visit often : frequent |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |