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 |
|---|---|
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |
| ichthyology | a branch of zoology that deals with fishes |
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |