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 |
|---|---|
| log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| detonation | the action or process of detonating |
| passe | past one's prime |
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
| unconscionable | shockingly unfair or unjust |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| chafe | irritate |