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 |
|---|---|
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| crust | the hardened exterior or surface part of bread |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| irremediable | not remediable |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |