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

WordMeaning
nonplusa state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary
allegeto assert without proof or before proving
trepidationa nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension
ecosystemthe complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit
ensueto strive to attain : pursue
jadedfatigued by overwork : exhausted
deifyto make a god of
floutto treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn
appurtenancesaccessory objects
relevanthaving significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand