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 |
|---|---|
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| ignite | to set afire |
| stumble | to fall into sin or waywardness |
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |