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 |
|---|---|
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| sear | being dried and withered |
| dynamo | generator |
| dys- | abnormal |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| quarry | game |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |