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 |
|---|---|
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| bliss | complete happiness |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |