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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| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| billow | wave |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |