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

WordMeaning
shamblesa meat market
absolutefree from imperfection : perfect
broodthe young of an animal or a family of young
dissidentdisagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
tingea slight staining or suffusing shade or color
trekto make one's way arduously
disconcertto throw into confusion
shacklesomething (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms
sneakto go stealthily or furtively : slink