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
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|---|---|
| attentive | mindful |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
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| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |