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 |
|---|---|
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| rabble | a disorganized or confused collection of things |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| pugilist | fighter |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| propound | to offer for discussion or consideration |