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

WordMeaning
suitorone that petitions or entreats
parallelextending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant
crescendoa gradual increase
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
overturnto cause to turn over : upset
rabblea disorganized or confused collection of things
rotethe use of memory usually with little intelligence
pugilistfighter
excerpta passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract
propoundto offer for discussion or consideration