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 |
|---|---|
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| finish | to come to an end : terminate |
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |