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.
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| multiform | having many forms or appearances |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| podium | a low wall serving as a foundation or terrace wall: such as |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| prerogative | an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |