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 |
|---|---|
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| descry | to catch sight of |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| potable | suitable for drinking |
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |