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 |
|---|---|
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| exposure | the fact or condition of being exposed: such as |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
| florescence | a state or period of flourishing |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |