GRE Word List
DESPOT
tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; CF. despotism
The meaning of the word despot is tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; CF. despotism.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| steep | soak; saturate; Ex. steep the fabric in the dye bath; ADJ: precipitous |
| nascent | incipient; coming into being or existence; Ex. nascent ability in music |
| complementary | serving to complete something |
| murky | dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague; Ex. murky night/fog; N. murk: partial or complete darkness; gloom |
| bastion | stronghold; something seen as a source of protection; Ex. the last bastion of male chauvinism |
| ejaculation | exclamation; abrupt ejection (to discharge sperm); V. ejaculate |
| catapult | slingshot; hurling machine; V: fire from catapult |
| multilingual | having many languages; fluent in several languages |
| emolument | salary; payment for an office; compensation |
| litany | supplicatory prayer; prayer in which the priest calls out and the people replies in the same words |
