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 |
|---|---|
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| barterer | to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services |