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 |
|---|---|
| postulate | demand |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |
| growl | rumble |
| righteous | acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| misadventure | misfortune |
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |
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| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |