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.

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WordMeaning
swampa wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water
significanthaving meaning
impietythe quality or state of being impious : irreverence
cessiona yielding to another : concession
factotuma person having many diverse activities or responsibilities
fitacceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper
indecisiona wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution
conversanthaving knowledge or experience
tantalizeto tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach
suffuseto spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush