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 |
|---|---|
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| turmoil | a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion |
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
| rotunda | a round building |
| savory | having savor: such as |
| oversee | survey |
| hindmost | farthest to the rear : last |
| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |