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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toxiccontaining or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation
choicethe act of choosing : selection
sinewyfull of sinews: such as
fiatan authoritative or arbitrary order : decree
pervertto cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt
cavalcadea procession (see procession
dogmaticcharacterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts
nemesisthe Greek goddess of retributive justice
incredulousunwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical
caucusa closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy