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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WordMeaning
unobtrusivenot obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous
denounceto pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil
maula heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges
ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted
abridgeto shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
enunciateto make a definite or systematic statement of
attentivemindful
nemesisthe Greek goddess of retributive justice
scholarlyof, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned
nullifyto make null (see null