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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|---|---|
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| myriad | ten thousand |
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