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 |
|---|---|
| gingerly | very cautious or careful |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |
| wanton | merciless |
| ignite | to set afire |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |