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

WordMeaning
glibshowing little forethought or preparation : offhand
strutto become turgid : swell
formalitycompliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony
regenerationan act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated
tessellatedhaving a checkered appearance
recuperateto get back : regain
waneto decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle
cogentappealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing
gallowsa frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged
indecisiona wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution