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 |
|---|---|
| categorical | absolute |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |
| tremor | a trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |