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.

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disabuseto free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy
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carnivoroussubsisting or feeding on animal tissues
conclavea private meeting or secret assembly
gargoylea spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building
amendto put right
gruntto utter a grunt
impugnto assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity
humdrummonotonous
perennialpresent at all seasons of the year