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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| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| odorous | having an odor: such as |
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| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |
| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
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