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 |
|---|---|
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| inhibit | to prohibit from doing something |
| belabor | to attack verbally |