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 |
|---|---|
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| regime | regimen |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |