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 |
|---|---|
| abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action : annul |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |