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 |
|---|---|
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| low | having a small upward extension or elevation |
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |
| wrath | strong vengeful anger or indignation |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| nether | situated down or below : lower |