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 |
|---|---|
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| paradigm | example |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| epitome | a typical or ideal example : embodiment |
| kindred | of a similar nature or character : like |
| morbid | of, relating to, or characteristic of disease |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| estimable | capable of being estimated |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |