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 |
|---|---|
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |