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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venerablecalling forth respect through age, character, and attainments
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lustusually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness
repulsionthe action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed
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perimeterthe boundary of a closed plane figure
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